That's just nihilistic quietism.As I have attempted to counsel him on several occasions, I told him that learning to let things go (good and bad) is the most important lesson in life any of us can learn, that carrying feelings (particularly anger) can have devastating effects not only on the quality of your life, but the lives of those around you. — synthesis
learning to let things go (good and bad) is the most important lesson in life any of us can learn, that carrying feelings (particularly anger) can have devastating effects not only on the quality of your life, but the lives of those around you. — synthesis
But this doesn't address the "big picture". There are several assumptions in "putting things aside" and "moving on". If these assumptions aren't elucidated and if they aren't the right ones, "putting things aside" and "moving on" can do more harm.I have a similar story to move kids past things that are obsessing them - an ill parent, an incident of bullying. I tell them that they will carry the problem, but they have a choice of holding it in their hands so that they cannot do anything else, or putting it in their pocket or backpack so that they can get on with the stuff before them. — Banno
I would be interested in hearing stories or ways that others have dealt with episodes in life that have been particularly difficult from which to move-on, as I do believe this is the most important lesson we can learn from our journey into philosophy and through life. — synthesis
As Epictetus said, — Ciceronianus the White
which, among other (sisyphusean) coping lessons & jazz, has stood me in good stead ever since. The shock of white supremacy only wounds to the degree one expects to remain immune from its vicious sting; one must align one's expectations with the reality – which in your stepson's case is – that for many (though not all) whites, being Nonwhite makes him as "game" for hatred & abuse as I am.The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Biden also hasn't helped with his anti-China policies — Saphsin
FBI directors are allowed to be fired despite tenure. — Saphsin
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