Imagine if someone's give you a miracle formula or a pill that would enable you instantly to eliminate all the negative experiences in your life. How wonderful would your life be? You have no worries and would live stress-free. Right? Wouldn't this be the ultimate dream come true?
But the fact is that if such a pill or formula existed, it would not make you happy or even stress-free. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley has back this up with a study that shows how our society puts too much emphasis on eliminating negative experiences when trying to alleviate stress.
The absence of negative experiences in our life does not alone contribute to the quality of our life. As a human we need challenges in order to develop fully and bring forth all the positive aspects within ourselves. The only way to feel truly happy is by confronting these challenges and overcoming them. As a children of the divine, we want to touch life's every fiber-even the negative ones-and feel alive by riding high on life itself.
On Chin-Ning Chu, Thick Face and Black Heart Theory. 2006. page 141.
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