Allow me to challenge, if you will, the most popular saying, “life is suffering”…
Life on Earth is a playground of light and dark, choices, and consequences, planning and fate. Life is what we make it… and not. But do we suffer now for the latter promise of happiness? Hmm…
A plethora of us were raised with the philosophy of encountering so much suffering that our afterlife, our afterworlds will grant rest, peace, ultimate happiness depending on our passive response to the cruelties of experience.
“Your sacrifice will pay off.” Your afterlife sounds like you’re making a deal. Sacrificing one thing for another, like working rigorously for +40 years, to finally have the means to do what you’d like, without the physical capacity being promised.
How much suffering do you have to endure, to ensure your pleasure?
Do you think we can live in a society of altruism, where we live for the community based on individuals voicing their truest desires? Instead of making rules in stone, can we create boundaries that expand or contract depending on the situations at bay? Can we encourage healing and growing, instead of holding grudges for generations?
Do you think you can experience “heaven on earth?”
Let’s be honest. There are ups and downs, there are problems to solve.
I’ve studied enough philosophies so far to discern that there are people who are coerced to do good things… and then there are others who recognize doing good things naturally makes this realm a better place. Imagine that!
Peace sometimes requires a battle.
We can not stay ignorant to the downfalls of this world, and let someone or something else take care of it. It is our duty to help people become better. It is our job in life to show people when they are hurting others. It is a part of our purpose to be better, to do better, and to guide others so we can suffer less, and truly live more.
I think we’ve all been fooled into thinking that it isn’t possible. We’ve been fooled to be too passive to make a change. When we’re sick of being “soft”, we’d become too aggressive in order to “get ahead”, trampling others along the way.
Why not be aggressive enough to pursue that which you know belongs to you, while allowing your passive nature to empathize with those who may need your help when ready? You are beautiful enough to dream, and strong enough to fight for the foundation of your life.
Who says you need to trade in one life for another?
Who says you can’t build happiness here, and strengthen it in the next lives over?
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What do you want to create? Who’s willing to join, making the load lighter?
It won’t always be easy, but it won’t all be suffering…
NagaSign 
“It is a part of our purpose to be better, to do better, and to guide others so we can suffer less, and truly live more.”
With every day that goes by, I continue to witness cowardice within the spirits of people. It’s a cowardice that is rooted in their passive mentality regarding life. To live a life of authenticity is too daunting of a task for people due to their socialization. They were socialized to go against themselves and relinquish their happiness for the perceived acceptance of others, not knowing that those people would truly admire you for being authentic. An authenticity that, if applied, would guarantee less needless suffering & help them live more.
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One more point about authenticity: Most people will never truly know who their significant other is due to their fear of loss and being authentic.
They never saw their man/lady as true individuals. Their man/lady were viewed as objects. Their mentality is “You are the object of my desire, so you must do these things or that will impact how I view you” versus thinking “You are my man/lady, and your well-being is important in order for us to enjoy this experience (a duration of short, medium, or long) even if it means us being happier apart”.
It’s a perspective of “like versus love”. One of my mantras is “I like woman so much it feels like love”.
Be your authentic self, so you can enjoy the relationships within your life. It’s all about deep, authentic connections.
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Well said, Winston. Thank you so much for your wisdom.
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