What is suffering ? Is mental suffering more or the physical suffering more tough to deal with?
Suffering to me is going through unwanted, undesirable circumstances. in other words facing problems, hard times.
mental suffering relates to, depression, mental illness, inappropriate thinking, fear,
physical suffering would mean injuries to the body, pains, ill health, diseases, etc.
I think suffering becomes more hard to deal with, when it comes in the combination of both mental and physical. for eg,
calamities, disasters , take away people's home and even their loved ones, hunger brings physical suffering and loneliness makes them suffer mentally..
tragedies with women, like, tortures after marriage, rapes, abuse, and other harsh situations . where it becomes difficult to recover from ill health and injuries and also maintain a sound mental balance.
Can any other external thing help us in dealing our suffering?
i guess one external thing that would help in healing, would be the person's inner link with GOD, his faith in Him, to be able to believe in him, to get back the will power . this would gather his shattered hope , which is most required to heal,
Does suffering make the person more weak or help in emerging as more strong persons?
It makes the person weak at first and then makes him strong.
only if he goes through it and becomes week, he will come strong out of it.. 😊
Do all the human beings suffer at one or the other point of time?
"life is not a bed of roses, and even if it is for some, then , under a rose lies the thorn"
so i guess at some point of time everyones goes through some suffering......
Edited by rockstallion - 17 years ago