I just have one question...
How does one fight against suffering without causing more suffering?
I think these "great minds" that people are quoting have tried to answer that, and couldn't, which is why they urge people to accept that suffering exists...
I can think of a few examples of people who just couldn't accept the advice to lay down and be thankful... Their answer was to take other people's suffering on their own shoulders... Now, each of those people are dead, usually murdered. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one such man... There are various other examples throughout history, both in historical accounts and in religious mythology.
It is good to let God's will be done. It is also good to be a part of that will, and bring relief and peace to others. Which is better, though? Unfortunately, the answer is purely subjective.
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