tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760004395394142531.post3458843071728283586..comments2023-10-23T14:19:00.021-07:00Comments on Atheodox Jew: Hurricane "God"Atheodox Jewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06404924424040480039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760004395394142531.post-64992133223754388232012-11-01T16:10:41.003-07:002012-11-01T16:10:41.003-07:00HH, I agree with your #1 & 2, and I think ther...HH, I agree with your #1 & 2, and I think there's much more to say on #2 and using tragedy as an occasion for introspection. Maybe I'll do a separate post on that sometime.<br /><br />In short, I see a big difference between "causal/explanatory" statements and "subjective/personal" statements. The first type is concerned with the question "Why did this happen?" and devolves into either blame or guilt. The second type is more in the spirit of, "What can I learn from this?" or "How can I take this as an occasion to improve myself?" No blame, no guilt, no falsification of reality.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts. <br />AJAtheodox Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404924424040480039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760004395394142531.post-73035743699536897282012-11-01T09:46:54.949-07:002012-11-01T09:46:54.949-07:00Does anyone really romanticize suffering? Not sure...Does anyone really romanticize suffering? Not sure. But it exists nonetheless. So there are two fights here. 1) to reduce it as much as possible 2) Except its existence and since there is a good chance we will encounter it, to use for our own personal betterment. Victor Frankl's book "Means search for meaning" is all about this.Holy Hyraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704030181702087485noreply@blogger.com