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If you face the malevolence and suffering that opens the door to your maximal potential. The optimistic part of that is although the suffering is great and the malevolence is deep, your capacity to transcend it is stronger
The cross is sort of a symbol of the place of maximal suffering. So you accept that as a challenge not as something that you are victimized by
Christ does two things that are messianic
The world is full of suffering and you should accept that as your responsibility past present and future. You are supposed to do something about that as much as you can
If you don't get your act together then you leave a little space for hell
You should be responsible because you need to have a deep meaning in your life to offset the suffering so you don't get bitter. And the way you do that is to bear a heavy load. To get yourself in check for you now and for you in the future and then to do the same for your family and your community. There's real nobility and meaning
Value distinctions between things
The antidote to the suffering and the malevolence is to take on more responsibility for themselves and for other people. That's aspirational
You have to work to take care of yourself and what you want in this moment but then there's you tomorrow, and there's you next week and there's you next month the next year, ten years from now and when you are old... So because you are self-conscious and because you are aware of the future you are actually a community unto yourself. And if you are selfish and impulse all that means is that you are serving the person you are right now in that impulsive way but not the person you are going to be. That's not a good ground for any sort of ethical behavior
If enough people take responsibility for getting their individual life's together then we'll get wise enough so we won't let this process of political polarization put us back to the same places that we went so many times in the 20th century. I don't see another antidote for it. It's not political, it's ethical
Emotional story about one of the students
When are you sick of yourself?
Where is the meaning?
How to prepare for the flood?
Where is the meaning to be found?
What's the best thing you can do?
Tragedy combined with betrayal and malevolence makes life even worse. Especially if it's self induced. You need something to set against that so you don't get bitter and resentful. What do you set against that? Doing something worthwhile!
What is personal responsibility?
What should you do with your life?
Take care
There is a hole in our culture where there should be a discussion about maturity, truth and responsibility. No one is talking about that
Human beings need to accept social and individual responsibility
Men who are men don't need money, they need function
Move forward courageously!
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