Comments on: things to ponder. http://nprudente.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/things-to-ponder/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 27 May 2009 05:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sidney Carton http://nprudente.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/things-to-ponder/#comment-112 Sidney Carton Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:27:54 +0000 http://nprudente.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-112 Opposition, affliction, difficulty and pain do indeed give life meaning. Much like the gravity which we struggle against these things, through the painful contrasts they provide allow us to determin up from down, good from evil, pleasure from pain. We may not consider them gifts (and I cannot blame anyone who does not) but they are as important in the shaping of our lives as joy, peace and contentment, and they often allow us to appriciate those things all the more. I have meant to read Frankl's book for some time, thanks for the reminder. Opposition, affliction, difficulty and pain do indeed give life meaning. Much like the gravity which we struggle against these things, through the painful contrasts they provide allow us to determin up from down, good from evil, pleasure from pain. We may not consider them gifts (and I cannot blame anyone who does not) but they are as important in the shaping of our lives as joy, peace and contentment, and they often allow us to appriciate those things all the more.

I have meant to read Frankl’s book for some time, thanks for the reminder.

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