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Originally Posted by Markus74  If it's just a game, or 'experience' that they wanted to have, then why should we pity those little abused children? They wanted it this way, they got it. We should be glad for them. The abuse helped them to grow. |
We can pity the child because the child did not make that choice. The choice was made before they were born by the soul/spirit that would come to inhabit their body. We can help the child get through and past the experience and perhaps learn something that will help them along their path to enlightenment.
It is the universal connectedness that leads us to the emotion of pity and the action to help; we can imagine ourselves in that situation and empathize or do what we can to assist.
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Unless of course they can't cope with it and commit suicide. But I guess that's not bad either, since in a video game you have multiple lives.
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Well, it is only a metaphor and there are limitations. Your point, though flippant, is somewhat valid; Hinduism believes in reincarnation and that lessons are learned in each life that lead you to enlightenment.
Life is not a video game, though. I don't want to see anyone hurt any more than I want to cut my finger when I wash the dishes. That doesn't mean it doesn't sometimes happen.