Finished reading it today. (ISBN-13: 978-0807014295)
Wanted to leave some quotes so here we are.
”There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.” — Dostoevski
Pain is inevitable.
Life is a moral and spiritual challenge: that when pain or hardship comes, we should face it in a way that gives it meaning — with courage, humility, and integrity — rather than being broken or embittered by it.
To “be worthy of my sufferings” means to respond to suffering in a way that ennobles rather than degrades the soul.
”Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.” — Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
How will you show up in the face of your suffering? Seek value in it, or let it break you?
”He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
No matter what happens to you, you can endure it if you have a purpose or a reason to live.
I feel so fortunate to have my lovely wife. The memory of our life together gives me the strength to endure even the most difficult circumstances.