“You and I were created for joy, and if we miss it we miss the reason for our existence. If our joy is honest joy, it must somehow be congruous with human tragedy. This is the test of joy's integrity. It is compatible with pain. Only the heart that hurts has a right to joy.” IfsHumansHeartReasonPainJoyHurtExistenceHonestMissingIntegrityTestsTragedyCompatible Author:Lewis B. Smedes
“All motivation is defined by intention. If the intention is to hurt, divide, or belittle, it's wrong; if it's an attempt to cope with or make sense of tragedy, it's something different. If it's commenting on society's flaws, versus adding to society's flaws, I think the audience can tell.” IfsThinkingDifferentMotivationHurtAudienceTragedyIntentionDefinedMake SenseFlawsDividesVersusBelittle Author:Eric Andre
“I think that we are passionate creatures who really live our fullest life when we are deeply engaged, when we feel successes, and exult in them, when we feel losses and tragedies and are hurt by them. So I came to the conclusion that Eastern ideas of withdrawal may not be right for modern Westerners. If you read the ancient texts, they're pretty severe. I mean, they really are not the sort of thing that you would think compatible with really throwing yourself into life and being a part of it.” ThinkingMeanHurtLossModernTragedyAncientPassionateConclusionEastern Author:Jonathan Haidt