#whylive

[vani-satur]

Jeff stopped singing cause he's so used to satss singing that part 😭😭 But TimeThai (and the host) started singing that part instead 🥺

[vani-satur]

(Jeff shows up at 1:46:15)

[buddhisms-theory-of-happiness]

Life Is Hard, But Stay Alive.

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In Buddhism, life is compared to a sea of difficulties. We are thrown into this sea at birth and are forced to swim to stay afloat, struggling against harsh and relentless waves all the while. But where should we swim to? All around us is nothing but the sea and the sky; there is no land in sight. If we stop swimming, we will drown, but without a destination, we are left swimming aimlessly until we run out of energy and can swim no more, at which point we will drown anyway.

What, then, is the point of swimming? Why should we have to struggle against the turbulent waters just to stay afloat when we are sure to drown someday anyway?

This is an analogy for the matter of ‘why we live’. In life, just like the endless waves in the sea, we face an onslaught of problems day in, day out, and we have to overcome each one just to keep on going. Having a real purpose to accomplish would give meaning to our constant toil, but what exactly is the purpose of life? What is it that we live to do? Without a real answer, life just becomes an ever-repeating cycle of suffering until our inevitable death, at which point we will be torn away from all that we love and thrust alone into the afterlife. No small number of people find life’s never-ending and seemingly pointless torment to be unbearable and, tragically, end up taking their own lives.

However, there is a reason why we should live on, even when life is so painful—and Buddhism provides the answer. Let us learn what Master Shinran taught on this in this video.

[zedzerdz]

I’M TIRED OF MY SOLE PURPOSE IN LIFE BEING TO BE ABUSED BY BOXES

[kannickie]

Tree thougts

How empty is my life? Hanging on by the trees. Needing the leaves. Am i a feen?? Why do i feel like i cant do this without the trees? I wasnt like this before. I lived without the constant numbness for years and now... im lost. Life is so boring and pointless. Without the calm from the leaves my thoughts race. Going too fast for me to catch. How empty am i? How boring am i? What to do? How to be happy in my reality when even the smallest doubt and insecurity becomes bigger then it needs to be? How to live without the numbness when i barely want to live at all

[sparrowgoil]

Cutting the Cord

My frustration with pain management finally reached the point that I’m over it.

When hearing that I’m doing worse without pain meds, that I’m accomplishing less… he makes me fight to keep my muscle relaxers threatens to take away the seizure meds. When I ask what to do about the immobilizing pain, he says nothing.

I laid out how it affects me. That I’d like to run errands, see friends occasionally, be able to job hunt, be able to walk down stairs without crying at night…

He asked, “What are your plans for the holidays?”

I left in shock.

Currently the holidays aren’t an option.

Seeing a friend for my birthday next Sunday, just won’t happen.

I found myself back in front of my primary today. Not willing to accept that fate…

I voiced my frustration, my goals, my limitations…

He suggested acupuncture, I said why not.

I’m a firm believer in exploring new options.

I asked what to do about the pain in the meantime when he realized I haven’t been able to treat my pain since September.

I was gently informed that since I experience chronic pain I’m better accepting my fate and dealing with the tears; despite the fact that I was able to function before they pulled pain meds from the equation.

I can’t stop thinking of the letter from the CDC to a fellow chronic pain patient, that clearly stated the new recommendations were merely recommendations. That patients weren’t meant to be left in the cold.

It finished with the suicide prevention hotline.

Why would I call that number?

I’m 40 and being told that I need to spend the rest of my life isolated in pain.

I find myself wondering wether or not tell my nieces to live hard, fast, seize life by its horns and to never back down. As one day those those things may no longer be an option and at the very least you’ll have the memories. ©️Autumn Bear 2016

[indistinctchatters]

I will probably never again in my life experience the smell of a Blockbuster.

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