I truly appreciated your friend's parable. It reminded me of the notion of what it is to live through the human experience and endure suffering. The lost sheep who'd clearly suffered from becoming lost in the pit was inevitably saved due to their initial suffering. Meanwhile the sheep who lived in comfort, never truly suffering, succumbed to the fate determined by the predacious figures of the lions.
To live without suffering, is to miss the entire purpose, the significant framework of the human experience.
It also reminds me of Dante's quote, "The path to paradise, begins in hell."
I fear not the most violent war on my doorstep, no matter how imminent. I saw the war coming when others did not. I’ll see the path through it that others can’t find.
I truly appreciated your friend's parable. It reminded me of the notion of what it is to live through the human experience and endure suffering. The lost sheep who'd clearly suffered from becoming lost in the pit was inevitably saved due to their initial suffering. Meanwhile the sheep who lived in comfort, never truly suffering, succumbed to the fate determined by the predacious figures of the lions.
To live without suffering, is to miss the entire purpose, the significant framework of the human experience.
It also reminds me of Dante's quote, "The path to paradise, begins in hell."
What a very beautiful poem!
I fear not the most violent war on my doorstep, no matter how imminent. I saw the war coming when others did not. I’ll see the path through it that others can’t find.
https://www.jrdupont.com/post/atlas-the-divergent