D.B. 🥀🪞 | THƏ L∆B ØF ∆NØM∆LIƏS_11

We live in a culture obsessed with comfort, a palliative society that seeks to numb every ache, both physical and emotional. We treat pain as a taboo, a stigma, whispering about illness and masking our suffering with forced smiles. This toxic positivity, this demand for constant happiness, creates a dangerous illusion: the myth of a world without pain. But our societal discomfort with pain silences vital conversations and weakens our capacity for empathy.

This denial of pain isn't just dishonest; it’s debilitating. By avoiding difficult conversations about suffering, we deny ourselves the opportunity to build resilience and develop a genuine understanding of humanity. We become fragile, ill-equipped to navigate the inevitable hardships of life. A world without pain, far from being a utopia, would be a sterile, emotionally impoverished wasteland. Without the contrast of suffering, joy loses its depth, and life becomes a shallow imitation of its pathetic staging on social media. I do not advocate for pain, but I stand against its denial. 

Pain is part of our nature, it's part of the human experience. Pain tells us when something is wrong, prompting us to seek healing and change. To embrace the palliative lie of constant positivity is to deny a fundamental aspect of our nature, our imperfect condition as human beings. It is to reject the full spectrum of human emotion. Break out from the silence, embrace your vulnerability, and acknowledge the painful truth: pain is not something to be erased, but something to be understood, confronted, and ultimately, shared to establish a connection with others through mutual fragilities and imperfect conditions as human beings. 

DIS/couraged. DIS/stressed. DIS/turbed. DIS/ordinary. DIS/verse.

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