I am thinking of a parent-child relationship, specifically. And how the "suffering" of Christ for that afternoon on a cross would compare to a parent watching a child die by torture or fire or cancer.
(See what happens when I leave here to watch "24")
2007-03-09 07:42:24 · 21 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is more painful by far to watch the one I love endure suffering, and I cannot begin to imagine how terrible it would be if it was my child. Recently a woman asked if everyone would pray for her daughter who was being bullied in school. I said I'd be happy to send some good thoughts her way but that without action prayer would certainly not be enough. It is utter torment to be bullied at such a young age, it rips one's childhood right from their grasp, but if a parent does everything to protect that child the chances of their youth surviving is far greater than if they just sit back, do nothing, and "let God". This poor child believes that not only is she the terrible person the bully and friends make her out to be but that even the God-figure her mother has instilled in her psyche hates her and that her prayers aren't good enough.
Having to see a child suffer through anything is horrible when someone can do something to stop it, but having to see a child in constant pain because of a disease or illness is something almost impossible to bear because there is no way to stop it. Being crucified would be a far more bearable punishment. I'll tell you this, Laptop, if there is a God that created man in His image and sent all of the cancers and abusers and poisons with humankind just to "test" them, I wouldn't want to know him anyway, except perhaps to whack him around a bit. Any God or human capable of such hatred and evil is surely not one I'd like to follow in the footsteps of.
2007-03-09 11:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are painful, they're just different types of pain. When you undergo suffering yourself, at least you know how bad it is. When someone you love is suffering, the frustration comes from: 1. not being able to fix it and 2. not knowing how bad it is for the other person.
2007-03-09 15:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably more painful to go through the suffering yourself. After a while you would remove yourself from their pain. It is self preservation.
Just like if you had a family member in prison, you'd visit them weekly for the first few years and then after a while "stuff" would start coming up....
2007-03-09 15:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't personally know a parent who wouldn't readily put themselves in the place of their suffering child.
Nothing is worse than seeing your child, or really any child, suffer.
2007-03-09 15:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would rather suffer than for my child or anyone else suffer pain. I know that God didn't like to see us suffer so He sent His Son to suffer for us. But some still don't appreciate what was done for us.
2007-03-09 15:48:08 · answer #5 · answered by Putta Rat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would hurt more to watch the person that I love suffer.
2007-03-09 15:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ayesha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Far more painful to watch someone you love suffer!
2007-03-09 16:03:22 · answer #7 · answered by June smiles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely to watch someone. It's amazing how much we can actually endure, and how devastating it is to watch someone go through a fraction of it.
2007-03-09 15:59:50 · answer #8 · answered by Sookie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watching the person I love. And good point about the Saviour.
2007-03-09 15:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once I wished I could complete a mountainbike ride for my girlfriend. She was struggling so awefully bad, and I WAS MISSING 24!
2007-03-09 15:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by dissolute_chemical 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋