“Pain and disease can paralyze one as a human being. They can shatter one to pieces, not only physically, but also psychologically and spiritually. However, they can also smash down complacency and spiritual lethargy and lead one to find oneself for the first time. The struggle with suffering is the place of human decision-making par excellence. Here …
Complicated Psychology of Augustine, City of God, XIV.9: Yes. “But so long as we wear the infirmity of this life, we are rather worse men than better if we have none of these emotions at all. For the apostle vituperated and abominated some who, as he said, were “without natural affection. ” [713] The …
“Look how he abused me and beat me, How he threw me down and robbed me.” Live with such thoughts and you will live in hate. “Look how he abused me and beat me, How he threw me down and robbed me.” Abandon such thoughts and live in love. In this world, hate never yet …
