Tag: suffering

Woman Learns Why She Had ‘A Miserable Life’ During Near-Death Experience | Mysteries of Life (S1, E10)

One of humankind’s greatest questions is, “Why do we suffer?” Betty J. Eadie, a wife and mother, says that after she died, she asked Jesus why she had had a miserable life on earth. She got the answer and published it in her best-selling book “Embraced by The Light.” Her account of the afterlife is…


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One of humankind’s greatest questions is, “Why do we suffer?” Betty J. Eadie, a wife and mother, says that after she died, she asked Jesus why she had had a miserable life on earth. She got the answer and published it in her best-selling book “Embraced by The Light.” Her account of the afterlife is…


The Fear of Suffering Is Driving Us Crazy

Commentary ​The primary purpose of society shifted in recent decades from protecting innocent human life to eliminating suffering. That may seem like a small change in emphasis. But our suffering phobia has triggered a harmful societal neurosis that has both subverted human exceptionalism and undermined societal common sense. ​Let’s start with the transgender moral panic….


How Suffering Can Work for You

There are times in life when things fall apart, when we lose someone or something deeply important that made us feel connected, grounded, or safe. Sometimes many things fall apart at the same time, and it feels like our foundation has been lost, and we are bereft of security. A friend of mine recently went through a…


Why Smartphones Are Making Our Teens Anxious

Think back to when you were a teenager. Remember that painful longing to fit in and the feelings of insecurity about your looks? Do you recall that cutting comment made to you in middle school, and the embarrassment of that awkward social mistake you made in high school? Now, imagine the anxiety you would feel if…


Surviving Suffering Like a Champ

When a friend challenged me to a reading contest on Goodreads a couple of years ago, I was reluctant. Did I really want my reading selections broadcast on the internet for friends and strangers to see? Despite this qualm, my arm was twisted, and I began recording the books I read, often giving them a…