It’s easier when you not only believe but internalize that this earthly life is such a short and relatively miserable portion of our existence. Being counted as worthy through suffering in His name, or being released from that suffering through death, are rewards beyond our imagination.
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To be clear, this is not a state of mind that I have reached permanently, but one that I visit from time to time, and in which I aspire to more permanent residence.
So you came here through no choice of yours to live a miserable and suffering life so that you can be rewarded when you die.
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No.
I came here through no choice of my own. Check.
I will encounter suffering. Check.
Whether I am miserable is largely up to me. I can choose to try to develop a state of mind where I understand the “why” of suffering, and develop a belief and philosophy that allow me to compartmentalize it and experience joy separately from it. This allows a great deal more than just “life sucks and then you die”.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts