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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Neocon who wrote (126766)	2/13/2001 12:09:46 PM
From: cAPSLOCK	Read Replies (1) of 769667

At a time (the 14th century) when comparatively little could be done to alleviate suffering, it makes some sense to focus on how to bear it. Personally I think Kempis is really writing about something that few understand, and even fewer have the grace to experience. And that it is a little more profound that even your above notion. He who knows best how to suffer will enjoy the greater peace, because he is the conqueror of himself, the master of the world, a friend of Christ, and an heir of heaven. The point here is that only by submission do we find true peace. Only by releasing to our inward struggle can we ever transcend it. This idea sounds like snake-oil to those who cannot yet see it. <- Even that statement will. The distorted notion in our culture to end suffering (the wrong way) is evidenced by our recent love affair with drugs like prozac (I think 'E' mentioned 'soma'). This is the true snake oil. There is a fine line between embracing ones suffering and letting suffering on a broader scale go on. I do not think Kempis means this at all! As a matter of fact, if you look at the lives of people who have mastered this principle (truly) then you will see DYNAMOS in the struggle to END the suffering of man. Mother Teresa Ghandi Martin Luther King Christ. regards, cAPSLOCK mp3.com

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