Suffer well

[Anonymous 38]

Suffering is inevitable in life.

Wear it well. Like a badge of honour, without the pride.

Not because it makes you look tough, stoic, not for women.

But for yourself. Have humility. Men respect other men who’ve been through the grinder and are still going despite near destruction.

Such men have a lot to offer other men. They are often calm, compassionate, wise. Not excitable, not quick to anger. Usually with a sense of humour.

Don’t be an angry or bitter dude.

Take your suffering and turn yourself into something greater than if you’d never suffered at all.

Suffering doesn’t last forever if you admit it, enter into it, and emerge from it all the stronger. Suffering lasts forever if you don’t do those things.

[JVBParticipant]

Thanks. Nice read.

Peace is > piece.

[StealthParticipant 5373]

"Once you’ve taken care of the basics, there’s very little in this world for which your life is worth deferring." -David Hansson. "It’s not when women are mean or nasty that anything is out of the ordinary. It’s when they are NICE to you that you have to be on high alert..." -Jackinov.

[hmskl’dParticipant 6413]

Tonight I visited my neighbor ..

Anonymous wrote:

Such men have a lot to offer other men. They are often calm, compassionate, wise. Not excitable, not quick to anger. Usually with a sense of humour.

he’s an older guy .. he keeps an old wood fired stove going in his workshop where he escapes for some peace and quiet .. it’s a free standing building about five hundred feet from his house.

We sat and chatted as he smoked his tobacco pipe .. he likes cherry tobacco.

He was a former commercial pilot and flew many years back and forth across the Atlantic .. he’s now in his late 70’s or early 80’s.

he is married to a Norwegian gal he met during flying days .. she’s also almost 80 years … however, his wife rarely visits his shop, I’ve never ever seen her over there ..

it’s mainly for the guys .. he keeps a coffee pot going on top of the stove.
I always enjoy visiting him because we just sit and chat by that old stove .. you can’t beat wood heat for good warmth during winter.
Tonight we talked mainly about old radios .. and he told about the days before TV when they ran home to listen to radio shows.
We also talked a little about space travel and he mentioned some of the strange sights that he and his crew witnessed during his flying years .. sights and lights at night .. over the Atlantic. He said many of them couldn’t be explained .. lights that shouldn’t have been there often times pacing his plane .. but were. It was a good conversation.

[AwakenedParticipant 35204]

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” – English Proverb

“If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it round. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I don’t embrace trouble; that’s as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

In a World of Justin Beibers Be a Johnny Cash

[CarnageParticipant 22113]

Anonymous wrote:

Suffering is inevitable in life.
Wear it well. Like a badge of honour, without the pride.
Not because it makes you look tough, stoic, not for women.
But for yourself. Have humility. Men respect other men who’ve been through the grinder and are still going despite near destruction.
Such men have a lot to offer other men. They are often calm, compassionate, wise. Not excitable, not quick to anger. Usually with a sense of humour.
Don’t be an angry or bitter dude.
Take your suffering and turn yourself into something greater than if you’d never suffered at all.
Suffering doesn’t last forever if you admit it, enter into it, and emerge from it all the stronger. Suffering lasts forever if you don’t do those things.

Beautifull, foolish, but beautifull. I like it.

To those following me, be careful, I just farted. Men those beans are killers.

[Anonymous 38]

Carnage wrote:

MGTaoist wrote:

Suffering is inevitable in life.Wear it well. Like a badge of honour, without the pride.Not because it makes you look tough, stoic, not for women.But for yourself. Have humility. Men respect other men who’ve been through the grinder and are still going despite near destruction.Such men have a lot to offer other men. They are often calm, compassionate, wise. Not excitable, not quick to anger. Usually with a sense of humour.Don’t be an angry or bitter dude.Take your suffering and turn yourself into something greater than if you’d never suffered at all.Suffering doesn’t last forever if you admit it, enter into it, and emerge from it all the stronger. Suffering lasts forever if you don’t do those things.

Beautifull, foolish, but beautifull. I like it.

Who is the greater fool? That is the question.

[Anonymous 1]

Great message. I am coming round to this notion. We were raised to be hedonistic consumers here in USA. Always chasing after comfort and “happiness.” After having my life ruined through a disease, I have had to learn to live with suffering.

I have come to realize that life is suffering. The important thing is how you deal with it. Will you let suffering ruin your life or will make something out of it?

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