The “Fundamentally Painful Human Condition”

“Life is full of troubles

and vexations,

 One must either

Rise above it by means of corrected thoughts,

or

Leave it be.”

~ Arthur Schopenhauer, a 19th-century Philosopher, “who advocated ways — via artistic, moral and ascetic forms of awareness — to overcome a frustration-filled and fundamentally painful human condition.”

 

Author: ChronicPainDailyReflections

I manage a web-site, Chronic Pain Daily Reflections.com, created for and in support of those living in chronic pain. The site helps with the day-to-day spiritual, mental, emotional and physical needs of those with constant pain, whatever its source.