In class, this week, Dr. Johnson gave us two options to choose from. Option one, either choose a life with no suffering- but no high highs or low lows, or option two, we could choose a life with extremely high highs or extremely low lows. To everyone’s surprise no one chose to pick the life with no suffering. Not that we wanted suffering or anything but we in today’s society can not imagine a world without suffering. At first I didn’t want to choose the first option because I felt like life would be so boring. Anything you do would just be like just a routine boring stuff daily. However, later on after exploring the topic further more I came to the conclusion that I would chose option two. Not because I want to choose a boring life, but because I want to live a life without suffering. I don’t have to worry about someone getting into a horrible car crash or living life not knowing where my next meal will come from. Most of the people however believe that they would not like a life without having their extremely high highs. If you go through hard obstacles in life (extremely low lows) to reach a goal that you have set for yourself then it is more pleasurable when you reach that goal. Yes that is true but can you not be happy without pain or suffering. I think you can be happy without the pain and suffering. A world without suffering sounds perfect! A world where you are free from pain, Aponia. I would choose to live in that world anytime! I might get to the extremely high points in my life, however at least I would not experience the feeling of pain and the daily struggles of everyday.
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