One of the things that suck about life (amongst many other things of course) is that pleasure or happiness are so fleeting but pain (physical or mental ) or suffering is of a permanent nature.
Here are some quotes about this very topic from the great book I mentioned in a previous thread, The Tyranny of God by Joseph Lewis.
He hits the nail on the head with this one:
"A small portion of our life is a matter of indifference. A portion might be termed satisfaction, and a minute balance, an infinitesimal part, termed—if there is such a thing in life—joy.
And yet, the joy we may experience to-day will not be present to-morrow to cheer and comfort us, but the pain that we feel to-day will pinch us more strongly to-morrow, and will remain as an ever-poignant memory.
Joy and pleasure are of a transitory nature only, while pain and sorrow are of a permanent and accumulative character. Is all of life worth the sorrow, the agony and fear of death?".
Here are some quotes about this very topic from the great book I mentioned in a previous thread, The Tyranny of God by Joseph Lewis.
He hits the nail on the head with this one:
"A small portion of our life is a matter of indifference. A portion might be termed satisfaction, and a minute balance, an infinitesimal part, termed—if there is such a thing in life—joy.
And yet, the joy we may experience to-day will not be present to-morrow to cheer and comfort us, but the pain that we feel to-day will pinch us more strongly to-morrow, and will remain as an ever-poignant memory.
Joy and pleasure are of a transitory nature only, while pain and sorrow are of a permanent and accumulative character. Is all of life worth the sorrow, the agony and fear of death?".
