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SteppedBody2098 t1_itr2kea wrote

I loved this book... it definitely sparked something in me in H.S alongside with the Alchemist, and other various books. The toughest choice you have in life is to follow though with the ideas you have about bettering yourselves. That being said, I believe you wont change unless something about your perception and belief have evolved for the better.

P.S. Can anyone recommend more posts' or communities that have intriguing information like this, I'd greatly appreciate it!

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ColtonA115 t1_itsvdcr wrote

Can’t say for posts or communities, but weirdly Fredrich Nietzsche, on the whole one of the more messed up celebrities of western philosophy has been oddly uplifting to learn about. Most people know him for influencing Ww2 era dictators, famously Hitler and Stalin, but frankly I haven’t looked into that side of things. From what I’ve seen and read he talks a lot about the suffering people feel, and how to break it. Like OP said, or rather Siddhartha, since not owning property was voluntary, he doesn’t suffer from not having any.

Ultimately, suffering is only suffering when you let it bother you. Time can rot you like fruit, but if you don’t suffer it will age you like fine wine.

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