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Dealing With A Heavy Heart
How to Stay Virtuous in a Life of Suffering
Life is tough; there is no doubt about it. Aside from the existential crisis and evil in the world that we all have to contend with, there’s also the accumulation of past mistakes, transgressions, and those embarrassing & shameful moments that seem to come to mind when we are falling asleep. The agglomeration of these seems to attach to our hearts like barnacles on a ship giving us the sensation of having a “heavy heart”. Again, life is not easy, but is there a way to properly deal with that? Surely, human beings are resilient; we can withstand an unbelievable amount of adversity and challenge. Fortunately, I am optimistic that there is a proper way of dealing with this, but it comes with a bitter pill, which I will get into later. First, let’s go through what the costs of self-improvement are.
The Cost of Self-Improvement
Self-improvement is a bit of a buzzword, but it does convey, broadly speaking, what many people both desire and need in life. The importance of self-improvement cannot be overstated — positive emotion occurs in the achievement of goals, particularly when the goals are ‘Stoically’ aligned such that they are good for you, your community, your country, and humanity and that they propagate effectively throughout time — but are there any…
