Ahh...but sadness and suffering are beautiful. "Why," you ask. Because they are so indicative of life, so true to the nature of reality. Now, certainly I do not discount other forms of beauty; love, joy, bliss and peace within are all quite lovely aspects of being a human being. The problem comes when we posit these aspects of life as a goal, in opposition to the "darker" side of the human condition. To exclude from our existence suffering, boredom, stress, heart-ache, and all the other things that people spend so much of their lives trying to avoid, is to do away with half of what makes life so great. To take suffering out of existence is to take away the challenge to mankind. It is to take away the intensity of life. Life essentialy becomes lifeless.
Life is not a test. It is simply a matter of learning to enjoy the scenery on your journey to nowhere.
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