THINK ABOUT IT

This life is full of trouble, sorrow, and misery. From the moment we are born until the day we die, we will experience trials and tribulations. It doesn't matter who you are—rich or poor, famous or unknown, wise or ignorant, man or woman—trouble will find you wherever you are. Our lives are short and full of struggle.  Some people try to escape life's troubles through escapism, numbing the soul with a constant search for pleasure, seeking to make life a "grand carnival." Sadly, a life of pleasure-seeking leads only to deeper misery and emptiness, followed by depression and mental grief. Pleasure and escapism are not the ways to engage life's problems. Others try to stand and fight life's problems face-to-face, but this often leads to anger and bitterness. Still others seek peace by burying themselves in constant activity, working incessantly and moving from one thing to the next so they have no time to reflect on the painful reality of suffering. Ignoring life...