But even death is no escape from my sufferings.
My sufferings emanate from me. When I hit the long sleep of death, I take the cause of my suffering with me: my self. So when I awake again, in birth, I will still suffer.
The only answer is to change my self. To eliminate the root of my suffering. To turn outward and think of more than myself. To stand and face that from which I run. Face it bravely.
"True happiness is not born of escape; ecstasy based on delusion does not continue. Enlightenment comes from seeing the truth, no matter how unpleasant it may be." ~ Daisaku Ikeda, "Life"
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