Posted by IsoM on April 29, 2002, at 14:22:22
In reply to After this past weekend...., posted by Katt on April 29, 2002, at 14:07:34
Katt, that's a very balanced view. I, too, remind myself regularly that I'm not suffering when I look around this world. But do realise that how we feel happens in our minds despite what the external conditions are like. Unbelievably, there's still many happy people that live in horrific conditions & many unhappy people living in good conditions.
Try telling someone who's lost a limb years ago that the excruiating pain or itch they feel in a phantom limb isn't real. The limb isn't there but the itch or pain is just as real, & that's exactly where it seems to be - in a limb no longer there.
I think it's very important to try the best we can to keep a balanced view on all matters. Easier said than done, but we shouldn't give up trying.
But we do need to pull back sometimes (with help if we can't do it on our own) & look at ourselves in view of others & their situations. Once of the best therapies for our ills is to help others with theirs.
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