“The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming It.” –Helen Keller
Everybody suffers at least once a day. Do we really think it’s that bad. There are at least 3 types of suffering that I think are the worst. These three types of suffering are when you’re without the one you love, when you’re dyeing, or some one you love has died.
When you’re without the one you love that is all you think about. Lots of people who go to the war are away from the one they love or taken away from their family. I really miss my brother who is in the army in Virginia but other people’s relatives are in the war in Iraq. I couldn’t imagine worrying about my brother every day I would probably suffer a lot more from that. However, it would be even worse if someone were taken from your family. In the holocaust, people and children were taken away from their family everyday. Those families must have really suffered.
It would be also really bad and sad to know that you are about to die. Can you imagine being given three or six months to live? When my sister was in the hospital I met several kids who had cancer that only had a short time left. It amazed me the great attitude they had. I’m not sure if I would have such a positive attitude if I were in their shoes. I would probably be much more sad and would be suffering more.
The 3rd type of suffering is when someone you love dies. My uncle died last year and I was really sad. My sadness however was nothing compared to my cousin, she had just lost her dad. It was really sad to see her go through it and to still watch her cry when she misses her dad. I would never want to go through that type of suffering again.
These three ways of suffering are the worst types of suffering. It is awful to be without the one you love, to find out your dyeing, or to have someone you love die. I have experience a lot suffering over the past few years but my suffering might not be as bad as others. I guess it makes you stronger to get through these bad things and overcome them.
