The article explores the relationship between pain, storytelling, and survival instincts in the context of human experience. It emphasizes how our narratives often fail to acknowledge pain, insisting that we must confront and nurture it instead. Drawing on themes of evolution and philosophical reflections, it argues for the importance of remaining present with one’s emotions and offering compassion to ourselves in times of suffering. The narrative challenges readers to listen to their pain without judgment while acknowledging the role of survival in shaping our lives and stories.
"Nothing survives without food, said the Buddha. You are hungry for the story you already believe."
"Stay with her. Your pain, I mean. Your pain is in pain. She is anthropomorphizing herself."
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