06. A submitted essay on Happiness and Suffering
I submitted this essay for a module in the fall of 2024. “ Suffering and pain are the natural state for human beings. Happiness is not, and if happiness is presented as the natural state, it is rather fake, as humanity is bound to be in pain and suffering in a cruel existence” Do you agree with this statement? To say suffering and pain are the natural states of human beings is to claim that we are inherently supposed to suffer before we are conditioned by our surroundings and life experiences. Whether suffering or happiness is thought as our natural state is significant to humans as our actions are shaped by our beliefs. In this essay, I will explore the various philosophical and religious views on happiness and suffering and how they relate to our natural state. I would show why I disagree with the premise and propose that the delicate balance between happiness and suffering should be thought of as our natural state. I agree that humans live in a cruel existence, we are bo...