from 'if you meet the buddha on the road, kill him' : sheldon b. kopp
love is more than simply being open to experiencing the anguish of another person's suffering. it is the willingness to live with the helpless knowing that we can do nothing to save the other from his pain.
posted by goldfluke @ 3:33 PM
14 Comments:
this is simply too kool. you have a great ability to come so such reasoning, and understanding of such facets.
it is so very true indeed. it is the willingness.unconditional. at times bad, but for good it can do, nothing should seem bad. simply nothing.
a great perspective.
i didnt understand the title.
like ur anonymous admirer said, its am admirable perspective.
personally, however, i feel that if i were really suffering, and someone close to me said or felt this way, it would leave me feeling a bit 'strange' :)
Nice writing.
This is so so true..and i'm right now in the same state as u describe in ur post. Although its not really a very good feeling to live with the feeling of helplessness..Anyway, tht was a very very nice post
anon & prerona :: get with the program dudes. the title sez that the post is from a particular source. this is not my pov, someone else's which i thot was worth sharing.
anubis :: credit goes to sheldon kopp. i am but the messenger : glory by association n all dat
I felt I had read something like that in the past...Glad I read your comment.
I feel helpless too, but not because I can't share the pain of the person I love, but sometimes I can't understand the pain that goes through the mind or is it the heart??? where does pain reside??? The helplessness that I feel because of my incapability of understanding the pain and anguish is far greater.There is a willingness to live with the anguish and pain, but it is so dishonest, since there's no empathy. I wish I was capable of feeling a higher order of feelings like these.
anon :: share your frustration more often than not. we all find our own way in our own time to the 'higher order'. in the meanwhile hope you enjoy the journey. :)
anonymous>>"The helplessness that I feel because of my incapability of understanding the pain and anguish is far greater" tht's a far better state than being in a state where i can understand the pain but yet can do nothin about it.
so true and so difficult...
and who is quoting others now... hahn hahn :p
yep .. i agree
this is no place for a happy soul like me.
Too much pain and too much apathy.
hmmn. Hash what u say?
..to live with the helpless knowing that we can do nothing to save the other from his pain..
It is this helplessness which hurts the most.
Beyond a point the person starts disconnecting from the other's pain.
'Saving him' then no longer even remains a thought.
so, NOW that u know, what do u think? r u capable of love?
anon :: since you wont tell me who you are, i have no idea if this is a place for you or not... about happy (or lack of it) and the pain: one cannot exist without the other. happy searching utopia to you.
justme :: going through that as we type : experiencing what u mean
kiki :: yes :)
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