Cycle Of Unhappiness

Why do we suffer? Humans have spent years searching for meaning in the grievous events that happen in life. Some find comfort through religions that give reason to tragedy and teach that suffering is not always eternal. Others just accept that this is the way the world is and then do their best to adapt to that reality. Religions and philosophies, like Buddhism and stoicism, may try to teach its followers how to end their pain, because no one likes hurting. However, suffering is not necessarily a bad thing. It is painful, but suffering can bring new levels of meaning and appreciation to happiness. Pain is inevitable for anyone who cares about the people or things in his/her life. But if we were to eliminate suffering then life would become meaningless, because real joy is not possible without the risk of pain, and those who find contentment after enduring some tribulations appreciate their joy much more.

Stephen Prothero explains how Buddhists observe the fact that we have no souls. They also accept that we have no self because the self is just a figment of our imagination. Prothero further describes how words associated with the self like, “I”, “me”, and “mine”, give rise to ego and as a result, contribute to the world’s suffering. He also explains the essence of Buddhist teachings with Four Noble Truths. These truths are not meant, as Prothero mentions, not to be worshipped but rather practiced and experienced, to see whether or not they actually hold some accuracy.

Solipsism is the belief that the self is all that exists (Bailey, 338). Bertrand Russell set upon proving whether or not to believe it was true. He concluded that it is incorrect to entertain the idea that solipsism is true. Due to the principle of simplicity, Russell believes that the falsity of solipsism is necessary. He says “Since this belief does not lead to any difficulties, but on the contrary tends to simplify and systematize our account of our experiences, there seems no good reason for rejecting it.” (Russell, 124). Believing that solipsism is false makes it simpler to exist in reality and allows us to focus on how to survive; arguing against a mind-independent reality without proper evidence to accept a different belief is ineffective. Descartes disagreed. He believed that without God it is impossible to know anything about the external world (what it is like or even if it exists) (Descartes, 39). Russell argues that a mind-independent reality exists even though it is impossible to know what the materials which populate it are like (Russell, 128). He believes this in conjunction with the belief that simplicity is sufficient to solve the problem of the external world. He embraces skepticism and abandons the search for certainty (Russell, 125). Considering both arguments, mind-independent reality will be defended further to prove it is the correct belief.

Not knowing how bad isolation is for people and for most other creatures is to allow everyone to fail in society. In conclusion isolation is a behavior that takes away a sense of

Seeking solitude and being an individual are not a means of shutting yourself off from the world, but a means of maneuvering and relating to it. Some seemingly passed methods of self-discovery and transcendence are becoming ever more pertinent to seeing the world for what it is and living a fulfilling life within it. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau’s perspectives, philosophies, and composed writings on the topic of solitude’ society, and self reliance serve as guidelines to achieving individualistic ideals and freedom from the constraints of society tends to have on the mind, spirit, and, soul.

Of Mice and Men In the book “Of Mice and Men” you can categorize the story as an allegory. The plot represents concepts different from the literal meaning of the story. Like the ranch as a small society. The characters in this story represent groups of people in society.

Individuals rely on the human experience to define not only their self-concept but their conviction. According to the theory of mind, humans can only intuit the existence of their

The mind itself is an isolating concept. The fact that one can have an entire conversation with one’s self is evidence enough as to why often moments of great sadness in our lives are brought about not by the actions or thoughts of others, but instead by our own views of who we are. More so is solitude a powerful influence when those experiencing it are not alone, but are instead in a social situation where being social is encouraged and expected. Experiences of my own that I

The concept is shown explicitly in both the allegorical fable Animal Farm and the surreal and absurd fictional story The Metamorphosis. These novellas align themselves with the notion that isolation is used as a method to cope with the negative connotations of change. This notion is demonstrated in two separate however related actions: the first is shown in Animal Farm, when the Animals exile Mr Jones the animals promptly dismiss all humans as a way to cope with the sudden change. The second is shown in The Metamorphosis, as Gregor’s family suddenly alienate and isolate him from the rest of the family in order to cope with the confronting situation. As shown in Animal Farm; almost immediately after the exile of Mr Jones the animals quickly separate and isolate themselves from the humans. Their particularly irrational justification of their isolation in the aftermath of the battle of cowshed is proven in the notion that ‘Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever’. Orwell uses irony to show that by isolating yourself from all help and external sources, it will not actually help the issue as the exact events that the animals tried to avoid is exactly what unfolds. The isolation of themselves from all humans is a clear overreaction and this is proven through the slow demise of the animals leadership as they struggle to remain

Have you ever truly thought about why humans have to suffer? I have been handed this question and I'm going to do my best to give you my side of this dual sided argument. From my standpoint I see that when humans suffer that they in turn learn something and they are better off. Remember I did say that there were two sides of the argument so if you don’t agree with me don’t stop reading. When humans suffer we build character, learn to work with others, and develop ethos.Humans need to suffer sometimes. When you suffer you will learn to fight through whatever your struggle is. When you develop the technique of fighting through something then the next time you come across a problem you will know

Humans are constructed from birth to become social animals, and to isolate humans from interacting with other humans, would be a devastating toll on their emotional and psychological state. Social alienation or isolation tends to impact an individual heavily, and once the damage is done it could result in various long impactful effects on them. In various pieces of literature such as Frankenstein by Mary Shelley or Night by Elie Wiesel, they discuss the topic of isolation in order to use it as a powerful driving force to demonstrate change in the character and actions they take to either get themselves out of that isolated situation or the way they struggle with social segregation. Outside the literary world, studies have been conducted in order to construct a better understanding of the psychological impacts of social isolation and their impacting.

A study in 2013 found that social isolation increases the risk of death by 29%. It is a proven fact that human beings are created social creatures and can never exist in isolation because of the incompetency of fulfilling owns needs. According to Aristotle, the ultimate goal of a person’s life is to flourish and if one wants to flourish, the community needs to be flourish as well.

Pamela Cooper-White makes an interesting claim of how people suffer and how they should recover from their pain. White claims that suffering is the “meaning that we make or attempt to make our pain.” Then for someone to fully heal, “we must make meaning in relation to our pain.” It is not an easy task to heal from pain and suffering and it takes time to heal your wounds. Sadly, some people do not recover from their wounds, and digress from their lives and society because they cannot deal with the pain. Some people do not have a form of support or no one in their lives to help them cope with their pain. Further, White claims, “we need a witness in our lives to” become aware of our experience. Without this relationship, we will never fix ourselves

more than any other creature. He is not only alone; he also knows that he is alone. Awareof what he is, he therefore asks the question of his aloneness. He asks why he is alone andhow he can overcome his being alone. He cannot stand it; but cannot escape it either. It is his destiny to be alone and to be aware of it. Not even God can take away this destiny from him." (Paul Tillich, 1963)

But when we are on our own we mostly live inside out heads. And often the inner life in there is not all pleasant. We spend a lot of time in anger, anxiety, strife, worry, fear, negativity, arguments, sadness, brooding, drama, etc...