Anguish, agony, harsh, pain, torment, torture, distress, are sorrow are some of the salient words that come to my mind when I hear the word suffering; some of which are synonymously used to describe the term. The term suffering is defined by the Meriam Webster dictionary as "the state or experience of one that suffers" (Miriam-Webster dictionary). Suffering is often expressed in different ways, affects different areas of one's life and is experienced differently by individuals. It is also impacted by several variables including race, gender, age, religion, country of origin, ethnicity, sociopolitical and socioeconomic status. Individuals suffering are often grounded in one or several of the areas outlined and undoubtedly compromise their emotional, …show more content…
Such suffering has resulted in several personal and professional challenges which have inevitably inculcated grit and determination in me and continues to drive my thoughts and behavior in moving forward to higher heights. Being born and raised in a very humbled Christian household with 9 siblings, at times having no food to eat and not knowing where the next meal was coming from, no electricity or running water; my mom always tells us that we will make it through by the help of God “one day, one day, conquer day”. Through all levels of schooling, I had to endure days without eating which was not good for my migraine headaches, but had to sacrifice the little money I had to make it to school each week; thus, demonstrating my determination and will to …show more content…
Being a Jamaican, culturally, it is the expectation for individuals to bounce back readily after experiencing disappointments, disasters, or any unwanted predicament. For instance, it is the norm for individuals to work on repairing damaged roofs or areas on their homes shortly after the passing of a hurricane. It is also expected that you minimize complaints and instead focus your energy on moving forward. In therapy with clients, I have never projected my cultural beliefs regarding resilience on anyone but strongly believe that the agent of the family plays an essential role in an individual’s development of resiliency. I look at it as learned behavior to an extent that can be harnessed through modeling. When children observe, their parents displaying mental toughness, and respond calmly during crisis situations, they most likely will adapt that approach and respond similarly in familiar situations. Throughout my life, because of adapting earlier learned positive responses to traumatic events, I have always maintained composure and an optimistic outlook in every challenge I face with the belief that it is going to work
of suffering is most beneficial. However, answering this question about suffering becomes increasingly more difficult with the
All people handle their own tragedies differently and need a different level of support while experiencing their difficulties. While some are able to persevere and accomplish amazing feats of recovery after their struggles, some people are not so lucky and choose to suffer.
People have turned to God amidst suffering for thousands of years. Even today, it is quite common to hear that someone will be “prayed for” during times of hardship or struggle. Despite all of this, most people struggle when confronted with the image of God in suffering. People see God as a transcendent being who wields complete control yet allows heinous acts to occur. This false image of God can confuse people and create an enmity between them and God. However, people must understand that God is powerless in suffering. Although He cannot do anything to prevent suffering, God is omnipresent in suffering, giving people opportunities to show things such as love, empathy, or compassion.
Resilience is having the motive to go through hard times and ‘bounce back’ from them and learnt how to deal with certain situations. To be resilient you must have a positive point of view on life. Anh’s book ‘The happiest refugee’ He was born into a 1970’s Vietnam, He and his family were forced to leave their country due to seeking safety and freedom from war. Anh uses resilience through his comedic, selfless actions. Resilience has allowed Anh to improve the quality of his life, and the lives of those around him.
Pain and suffering is something that we all would like to never experience in life, but is something that is inevitable. “Why is there pain and suffering in the world?” is a question that haunts humanity. Mother Teresa once said that, “Suffering is a gift of God.” Nevertheless, we would all like to go without it. In the clinical setting, pain and suffering are two words that are used in conjunction.
Suffering is undergoing pain, hardships,or distress. Weather suffering is taken place internally or externally, it is being experienced in everyone’s own well-being. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his wife, Penelope, both suffer in different ways. Furthermore, Penelope suffers more than Odysseus as she has to battle her struggles mentally rather than physically.
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It is perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions of all time: if there are gods who have control over humans’ lives, why do they allow good followers to suffer? How can there be any justice in that kind of world? Philosophers and thinkers like Seneca and authors of the Bible have debated and written about these questions since ancient times. Perhaps because hardships affect every person, many people continue to debate the same topics today. Seneca writes extensively about the topic of suffering in his essay “On Providence,” which is contained in The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca. Likewise, Paul writes about how to face hardships in his letters to the Romans and the Corinthians, and the book of Job in the Old Testament contains more thoughts and wisdom on the subject. Although the reasons that they provide for why gods allow humans to suffer differ, Seneca and writers in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible agree that in all cases hardships are beneficial to those who suffer.
The first and the most visible suffering is the physical suffering. All people who experience this terrible
...der to surpass the stress experienced by the whole family. It is continuously staying strong and supporting each family member in the changes that might take place in order to respond to the internal and external forces. In brief, developing a resilient family does not solely depend on just those part of the family, everyone has a significant role to play in order for a family to cope with the internal and external stress they encounter. The article is truly useful in most of the situations Filipino families are experiencing right now. It would not only guide them but also mold those families to become stronger and have higher hopes and goals in life. Metaphorically, Understanding Family Resilience is similar to a guide for families to follow in order to have a stronger relationship, not just with those part of their family but also those part of their environment.
The Buddha states, the suffering encompasses birth, feebleness, decrepitude, life threatening-disease, viruses, sickness moreover, the death of others creates
The world is full of pain and suffering because it allows human to experience the meaning of life. Suffering is essential for the purpose of providing the means by which human continually grow and transform to proceed through their lives. Human suffering can be described as an experience of physical or mental pain from a sense of loss or a general feeling of powerlessness. When confronted with suffering in today’s society, human tend to ignore and respond with indifference in order to avoid a guilty conscience which results in the development of a greater suffering through pain, poverty, and oppression of human rights. People live in a world where there are tremendous times of happiness and joy but also of sadness and pain.
According to Sharpe (2015), “when truly deep suffering comes into their lives, Christians will often pray to God for healing or rescue” (para. 2). Based on this fundamental belief in the Christian worldview, it is imperative that every human encounter suffering as this brings a person closer in their relationship with God. The Christian worldview holds a belief that God has a purpose for everything that happens in a person’s life, whether it is joy and happiness, pain and suffering, and life and death. This can be seen throughout the Bible such as “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11, New International Version), and in Ecclesiastes 3 “A Time for Everything.” These core Christian beliefs should cause a person to look past the suffering that he or she is facing, and try to see what kind of positives can come from the current suffering that a person is
Suffering can be defined as an experience of discomfort suffered by a person during his life. The New York Times published an article entitled what suffering does, by David Brooks (2014). In this article, Brooks explains how suffering plays an important role in our pursuit of happiness. He explains firstly that happiness is found through experiences and then, suffering can also be a motivation in our pursuit of happiness. In other words, suffering is a fearful but necessary gift to acquire happiness. This paper is related to motivation and emotion, two keys words to the pursuit of happiness (King, 2010).
Pain. Pain is the suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury. It includes but is not limited to physical suffering. The Infliction of Pain is something that most people don’t think of unless it has happened to them personally. People don’t think about the kinds of Pain or the different ways pain can be administered. There are two different ways that pain can be dealt there is Physical pain and Emotional or Mental pain. There are many sub categories to these main subjects of pain. What people don’t understand is that there is a major difference between Emotional and Physical pain because beleive it or not pain isn’t just pain.