!Tuesday, September 16, 2008
@ 6:36 AM
If _______________________ were not such a problem for me, I would_______________________.
Before you start, complete the above sentence. It could be anything that makes you unhappy at this moment or point of life.
The first blank you filled in represents the pain of presence, what you dislike about your current life. What you feel prevents you from being happy and content about your life.
The second blank represents the pain of absence, what you desire, but you do not have.
When you are suffering, it almost always consists of both pains.
It's better to
"experience rather than experiment as the way to understand the world"