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How will you-you personally- ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering??? What's your answer to Alaska's question? "Straight & fast"???
David Well there are the obvious religious and philosophical solutions. As a Christian I believe the way out is through Jesus. What is joy without suffering…moreWell there are the obvious religious and philosophical solutions. As a Christian I believe the way out is through Jesus. What is joy without suffering? Individual growth occurs through a combination of satiation and suffering. Too much satiation, no growth. Too much suffering no growth. I think one reason for the presence of a tiger on the raft in the Life of Pi, is so that the main character stays alive. Without the vigilance and threat of death, life would vanish. Suffering also elicits meaning from us. So perhaps, a meaningful life requires some suffering. Anyway, those are a few of my thoughts on the question.....(less)
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