Concerning the Human Condition.
I am chronically prone.
The human condition is an entirely unique affliction. By definition, it only affects cognisant beings such as us. Animals and inanimate objects are blissfully immune. Consciousness and self-awareness are the source of chronic pain and hence also the cause of long-term suffering. They can drive us to utter despair and insanity. There is no known cure.
Purgatory is an unending list of unanswered questions:
– Why me?
– How did I get here?
– Where am I going?
– Why am I full of shame and remorse?
– Why is there so much chaos in the world?
– Where is this all leading?
– Why is the future so uncertain?
– How can I make things better?
– What’s the point if no-one else really cares?
– I know I am going to die and so why can’t I just make the most of it?
– When and how will I die?
– Why can’t I be a better husband and father?
– I can’t change the past so why can’t I just move on?
– Why does my life feel so out of control?
– What’s the purpose of all the suffering in the world?
– If there really is a benevolent God, then why is there so much suffering?
etc., etc., etc….
I’m sure you can add many more of your own to this list.
