2007-06-16 06:35:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Pain and misery. When I think back over the years, I can still remember the names of people who were complete #@$%, making my life miserable, causing pain. The good are gone from memory.
2007-06-16 06:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
joy is the longer laster. For if you think about it, when it comes to all of the years that you'll be alive, not to mention all the years that you have been alive, you will one way or another be happier longer than you'll be sad. And sadness and pain are the same thing. Just like joy and happiness. Don't let the other answers fool you, Joy lasts longer.
2007-06-16 13:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by TwInZr2kUt3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love this question! I'm going to say joy, because once you feel true joy then all the pain in the world goes away.
2007-06-16 13:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by Ring Ring Ring Bananaphone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking for opposites...it would be joy and sorrow...
* "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain,"
* Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding."
But to answer your question, it's whatever you focus on the most. By embracing it, you keep it near.
2007-06-16 15:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by dasupr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a Buddhist perspective, Suffering is the normal state, and joy is an exception.
Similarly, Epicurean philosophy stresses that pain can be endured, and fleeting joy can be experienced.
2007-06-16 13:53:35 · answer #5 · answered by Michael_Dorfman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy lasts longer because we recoil or withdraw from pain.
2007-06-16 13:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by Fr. Al 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain is eternal... It will always be around you in one way or the other. So try to enjoy your life and forget the pain. Make Joy eternal in your life.
2007-06-16 13:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by XYZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I know this one.
Pain doesn't last at all. As soon as it's over, it's over. All that's left is a lingering feeling. It's an attention hog - and it's going to try to remind you that it was there once. As a result of that, joy lasts, but barely.
2007-06-16 13:53:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain. Sticks with you in your whole damn life but joy comes in every corner, I guess. So enJOY life while you're in it and just get over the pain.
2007-06-16 13:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by hgckujhvjyrdnvjhtfhgchtfcjhgcvjg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain. We can have many joyful moments in our lives, but permanent happinness doesn't exist. Pain on the other hand can last a long time, especially if you lose a loved one, the sadness will always be there somehow.
2007-06-16 13:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by mely 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋