“There's a common misunderstanding among all
the human beings who have ever been born on the earth that the best way
to live is to try to avoid pain and just try to get comfortable. You can
see this even in insects and animals and birds. All
of us are the same. A much more interesting, kind, adventurous, and
joyful approach to life is to begin to develop our curiosity, not caring
whether the object of our inquisitiveness is bitter or sweet. To lead a
life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to
make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more
passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we
can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who
we are and what this world is, how we tick and how our world ticks, how
the whole thing just is.”
-Pema Chodron
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