The above subtitle is one I read about espresso - in a pay-for-content, blog-famous personality's 2016 Almanac. It made me laugh. It put some ideas in perspective - I've been mulling over the differences between those in their twenties and we in our thirties. This description illustrates what I've discovered astutely...
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All suffering is the same.
- This is a loaded concept, but one I was advised to accept for my own sanity. Everyone suffers at one time or another - it's not a matter of why or how - it's a matter of regard that its happening and practicing compassion.
THE GOAL IS TO PERCEIVE SUFFERING AS 'ON/OFF' RATHER THAN A SCALABLE CONDITION.
Outrageous, I know. People in third-world countries unquestionably suffer more than I do, right? While I believe that to be true, that has little IRL, real-world application. I practice gratitude to account for the privilege I was born into. I practice this common-suffering concept to account for all my judgement-of-others I also was born into.
Facebook is a breeding ground for arguments about right and wrong but a base level of understanding and empathy would really do everyone a ton of good.
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