Not Suffering, But Meaningless Suffering Is the Curse

What is the meaning of suffering? One of the problems of life is meaningless suffering. Life is pervaded by suffering, and this suffering must be meaningful. It is hard to deny that to live is to suffer, as long as we do not mean that to live is only to suffer.   One who cannot bear suffering and tries to avoid the unavoidable is bound to end up in existential despair and nihilism, death is just as welcome as there’s no purpose for living.  We'll explore how to tackle the problem of suffering ("why do I suffer?"), with the objective of finding a meaning to one's suffering. There are two ideals: to see suffering as a punishment (ascetic ideal) or to seeing it as something for human growth, flourishing and greatness.👑 Become a Patron⁠⁠⁠⁠Access exclusive material and deeper studies⁠⁠⁠⁠—Support the work☕⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠💸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Official Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠—For deeper study📜 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Full transcript⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Personal library⁠⁠⁠⁠💡 ⁠⁠⁠⁠eBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠🎨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Artwork archive⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay connected📨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠✍️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠—Elsewhere🐦 ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠📷 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠📘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠━━━━━━━━━━━━━📚 Recommended Reading ▶ Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Franklhttps://amzn.to/34aiBkx▶ Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzschehttps://amzn.to/2DDjLLL▶ On the Genealogy of Morals - Friedrich Nietzschehttps://amzn.to/3jj0izq▶ Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoevskyhttps://amzn.to/2DBRXas▶ Man and His Symbols - Carl Junghttps://amzn.to/3lYyz94▶ The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camushttps://amzn.to/3jQxA9n🎧 Prefer Audiobooks? Get a 30-day Audible Plus FREE trial: ▶ https://amzn.to/332zPzN