Good or Bad... Hard to Say.

Here's the thing; the idea that we can all label a situation as "good" or "bad" can often eliminate the curiosity and open mindedness we experience as we see things that come to us. Do you remember when we were young, and you would watch the world and not know any context, and you just didn't know what to think about it? All you knew is that people fought sometimes, but other times they hug and smile. What if we all saw that now, as adults who have known the bitter context of the world for awhile now? Maybe then we could retrieve some of our own humanity. As soon as we label things "good" or "bad", we forget all of the things in between.

I guess what I am trying to say is that suffering is part of the human condition and if we label it as "bad" we tend to not see all the good that comes from it. It makes us stronger when someone tells us no, or when someone says we are not proficient enough at something. Suffering is "good" and "bad", and so many other words that no one could possibly quantify!

That is why when we are faced with suffering, the best solution is to be impartial. The only way to find out how something effects us is to wait and give time for the results to set in.

Think about it this way: When a person faces adversity, in the short run they respond to it as something terrible and say they do not want to go through the obstacles necessary for true accomplishment. Eventually, people tend to look back on adversity as a teachable moment that has helped them overcome present and future impediments.

So why continue to label suffering as "bad" right away only to find out it has made you a better person? Seems to me that we all need to stop closing off our perspective in a repetitive process that only leads to more anger. Instead of saying "THIS SUCKS!" when you feel like things are not going your way, why don't you just say "good or bad... hard to say."