Brushing off

To varying degrees we are all damaged goods which should provide us with some solace. One glance at some Facebook pages might tempt us to think otherwise, but in the still hours when people are alone they do not easily escape their deepest fears.

Finding comfort in suffering might not sound like much fun but since it is unavoidable it is best to make peace with it and opt for perspective rather than avoidance. I see too many people looking for distraction as a way to deter them from thinking too hard about their mortality.

Once we make peace with our flawed nature it becomes easier to stomach suffering which then allows to prioritize which types are worth addressing and which form part of an unavoidable baseline we should just try to brush off.