The one who suffers is the one who resists the inevitable.
Not the one who is in pain.
Not the one who is tired.
Not the one who has found himself in a difficult situation.
But the one who, inside, keeps arguing with what has already happened or is happening right now.
“This should not have happened.”
“This is not allowed.”
“Why me?”
“Let everything immediately become different.”
And then a person begins to suffer not only from the situation itself, but from his war with it.
Reality stands nearby, calm and even a little tired.
It does not argue.
It simply is.
Everything is as it is.
Not because everything is good.
Not because everything is right.
Not because one must joyfully clap one’s hands before every life-brick flying straight into the forehead.
But because the first step toward clarity begins with acknowledging the fact.
Yes, this exists.
Yes, this happened.
Yes, right now it is exactly like this.
And only after that does it become possible to see what to do next.
Inner agreement with what is is not defeat.
It is the end of an unnecessary war.
And where the inner war ends, harmony begins...
