SUFFERING

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experience of unpleasantness, discomfort and pain

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Suffering

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Physical sensations such as discomfort, hunger, distress, and pain

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Physical Suffering

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Emotional and mental stress such as depression, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and grief

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Mental Suffering

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can also be caused by the conflict of between one’s notion of a “PERFECT WORLD”

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Suffering

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Man’s realization that the world can never live up to the ideal, “perfect world,” resulting to feelings of sadness or apathy.

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Weltschmerz

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Fear and anxiety related to the feeling of existential dread (questioning life purpose and being).

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Angst

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Feeling of weariness and discontent brought about by a lack of interest or intense boredom with the world.

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Ennui

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Three Different viewpoints on Human Suffering

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1. Feeling of weariness and discontent brought about by a lack of interest or intense boredom with the world.
2. Suffering is necessary to human existence, without it, man is unable to grow and improve and his positive experiences lose meaning and significance.
3. Theologians related the concept of suffering to God’s
   providence.

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believes that suffering is caused by man’s inability to meet unlimited wants and desires.

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Arthur Schopenhaur

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considers suffering as defining feature of human existence which was caused by desires, and that it will only end through the elimination of worldly desires.

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Buddhism

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believes that suffering is closely tied to spiritual progress and that it will only end when the person attains enlightenment.

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Hinduism

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believes that suffering is inevitable, and that man is meant to suffer. It can result to personal growth and development. It is a test of person’s worth.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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considers suffering as one of many interrelated elements that define the meaning of experiences throughout life. Suffering and happiness go hand-in-hand.

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George Sefler

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believe that suffering is a consequence of free will, necessary to achieve moral perfection.

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Iranaeus of Lyons

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considers the world as “school and hospital for souls” where suffering plays a role in educating and healing the person.

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Origen

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considers suffering as a means to achieve a higher meaning in life. Christ’s suffering, in particular, is considered highly significant to God’s plan for humankind’s salvation.

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Christian Theology

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How to face suffering and adversities in life?

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Coping

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refers to the means that a person employs to deal with
difficult life situations.

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Coping

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It entails identifying sources of stress and conflict, and devising means to tolerate or minimize their effects.

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coping

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Seek only pleasurable things in life and avoid those that
cause harm.

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Epicurean’s coping

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One must face difficulties in life with fortitude and
patience.

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Stoic’s coping

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A person should not blame other people and external factors to explain his own suffering.

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Nietzsche’s coping

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To alleviate suffering in the world, people must focus on
actions that are beneficial to society.

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Utilitarian Philosophers’ coping

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The purpose of a person’s existence is to make others happy. This interaction with others will ease the suffering in this world.

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Humanitarianism’s coping

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How is a person able to cope up with stress and difficulties?

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If he knows that people around him are willing to lend their support - family, peers, pets, etc.