Your problems do have expiry dates –
except you don’t know what they are! So the best you can do is to endure your
problems patiently and, over time, get better at dealing with them.
When a problem lingers on, it is but
natural to feel frustrated and depressed with the situation. After all, who
wants a cancer that cannot be cured or who wants to be out of job for months on
end or who wants a messy relationship that shows no signs of resolving? But
feeling depressed because you have an enduring problem is of no use. It’s
definitely not going to make your problem go away!
What you must realize is that, surely, each
of your problems will end one day. The new problem however is that you can
never have an idea when each one will end. So, the best way to deal with
problems is to be patient, accept them for what they are, and keep relentlessly
chipping away at them, trying to find solutions. Over time, even if your
problem remains unresolved, you would have at least got better learning to deal
with them. The other reality is that when one problem goes away another will
appear – sooner than later. Such is the nature of Life. You can’t ever expect a
phase in your Life when you will have no problems.
Living intelligently is really the art of
being happy despite your problems, despite your circumstances. That art, like
any other, can be developed with consistent practice. A deeper awareness of the
impermanence of everything, including Life itself, definitely helps. So, stop
wanting to either solve all your problems or wanting to know when you can be
rid of them. Just do what you can do best in every (problem)
situation; over time, watch yourself getting better at dealing with your Life
and your problems, and simply be happy!
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