After the biggest rise in poverty in 30 years, man has taken to social media to explain that people shouldn’t worry about not having enough money to heat their homes or put food on the table,…
Yes, we should carry our burden. Accept the suffering that goes with it, but a danger lurks here, that of a subtle reversal. Don’t fall in love with your suffering. Never presume that your suffering is, in itself, a proof of your authenticity. Renunciation of pleasure can easily turn into pleasure of renunciation itself.