"Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward." - Pema Chodron
Let's all stop trying to think that when things go wrong, we need to run away. Let's stop thinking we always need to be happy all of the time. Let's be real and say things don't always have to be right or be wrong. We chase after pleasure and run from pain, but what we don't realize in this process is that this is the cause of our suffering. We hold onto the good things and get so attached, want them to last forever, and will do whatever it takes to protect them. When something hurts, something causes us much pain, we run away, avoid it at all costs, or try to cover it up in any way, shape or form. We imagine a perfect world, a paradise, a feeling of euphoria and spend our lives chasing after something that simply does not exist. The media advertises this nonexistent perfect world, this garden of Eden, with pills to make us happy, to make us thinner, or anything at all to make things "better". But the world surely cannot just be as it is. We cannot just live here without buying happiness. Let's all stop trying to adjust, stop trying to make things perfect, and just be here, be present and see what life is like, whether it be good or bad.
Let's all stop trying to think that when things go wrong, we need to run away. Let's stop thinking we always need to be happy all of the time. Let's be real and say things don't always have to be right or be wrong. We chase after pleasure and run from pain, but what we don't realize in this process is that this is the cause of our suffering. We hold onto the good things and get so attached, want them to last forever, and will do whatever it takes to protect them. When something hurts, something causes us much pain, we run away, avoid it at all costs, or try to cover it up in any way, shape or form. We imagine a perfect world, a paradise, a feeling of euphoria and spend our lives chasing after something that simply does not exist. The media advertises this nonexistent perfect world, this garden of Eden, with pills to make us happy, to make us thinner, or anything at all to make things "better". But the world surely cannot just be as it is. We cannot just live here without buying happiness. Let's all stop trying to adjust, stop trying to make things perfect, and just be here, be present and see what life is like, whether it be good or bad.
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