Man's Suffering whether caused by himself or by others has intrigued the most vulnerable chords within me to understand how complicated we are as humans. To have a mind to think and a heart to love was presumed to differentiate us from other animals sharing this planet with us, but the suffering we go through and put one to, I think, differentiates us better as worse.
When Hitler chose to put his will above lives, I wonder what his thought process was. When the captives were put to extreme suffering I wonder how their brain accommodated to the sudden change of events which they were not responsible or prepared for. My brother gave me the first peak into understanding this behavioural adaptation by suggesting me 'Man's search for meaning' by Viktor E. Frankl. His account of the event and his mind and most importantly of the feelings of people surrounding him , both victims and the military convinces me that Man has the amazing ability to surrender beyond his imagination. He seeks revelation in nothing when he surrenders to the fact that he can't change it.
Suffering can manifest itself in a million ways. It could tease you by forcing one to discover their sexuality fighting the more than convinced society. It could seek pleasure in sexually assaulting either gender to prove one's mettle. It could be self-inflicted in situations where one finds refuge in putting themselves to pain. It could be encouraged by an unreasonable will to possess material things. Strangely sometimes men choose to put others to suffering under a command. 'Battle of Algiers' is one account of such suffering. Its hard to comprehend how one can put a man to suffering under someone's command and execute it as a duty. I must digress to understand what brought us here?
Till I explore further.....
When Hitler chose to put his will above lives, I wonder what his thought process was. When the captives were put to extreme suffering I wonder how their brain accommodated to the sudden change of events which they were not responsible or prepared for. My brother gave me the first peak into understanding this behavioural adaptation by suggesting me 'Man's search for meaning' by Viktor E. Frankl. His account of the event and his mind and most importantly of the feelings of people surrounding him , both victims and the military convinces me that Man has the amazing ability to surrender beyond his imagination. He seeks revelation in nothing when he surrenders to the fact that he can't change it.
Suffering can manifest itself in a million ways. It could tease you by forcing one to discover their sexuality fighting the more than convinced society. It could seek pleasure in sexually assaulting either gender to prove one's mettle. It could be self-inflicted in situations where one finds refuge in putting themselves to pain. It could be encouraged by an unreasonable will to possess material things. Strangely sometimes men choose to put others to suffering under a command. 'Battle of Algiers' is one account of such suffering. Its hard to comprehend how one can put a man to suffering under someone's command and execute it as a duty. I must digress to understand what brought us here?
Till I explore further.....
