The article explores how individuals often ruminate on unresolved issues, especially at night, stemming from an aversion to uncertainty. This tendency stems from a desire for life to be neat and predictable, which contradicts the reality of life's inherent messiness and unfinished situations. The article emphasizes that discomfort and uncertainty are signs of being alive and that achieving a sense of clarity is not the goal. Instead, individuals should focus on navigating life's complexities by learning to coexist with both comfort and discomfort.
We can't bear uncertainty and we loathe anything that feels messy... uncomfortable is not our forte and not a state we know how to inhabit.
Life always contains situations and feelings that are unclear, unfinished, uncomfortable, and messy... the uncomfortable tells us one thing only—that we're alive.
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