Chapter 14

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"All of us share a willingness to bear the misfortunes of others" -Francois de La Rochefoucauld (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Page 445, right margin quote one)

1848, William Powell Frith The Witch Trial, State unknown

Mostly everyone has some selflessness in them. We are usually willing to listen to others burdens more then we are willing to face our own. This helps us form relationships with people and empathize with their current situations. Communities and cultures can be formed and supported with this type of attitude.

However, can not be said for everyone. Some people simply do not care what goes on in peoples personal life and cannot be bothered to deal with it. This can be due to someones upbringing or because they are a more standoffish person naturally. There is also the rare case that someone may be a sociopath or psychopath.

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"Death is not the worst evil, but rather, when we wish to die and cannot" -Sophocles (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Sophocles, Page 460, right margin quote two)

1883, A Boyar Wedding Feast, Moscow, Konstantin Makovsky

Depending on what you mean by the worst evil this quote can mean a multitude of things. If they mean it in the sense that it is a great tragedy and/or a burden then I agree with this quote. Longing for death is nothing that is truly evil or something to be ashamed about. It is a common problem that needs to be addressed in modern life since demonizing suicidal thoughts is nothing but harmful. Just because someone does not have the means to go through with their thoughts also doesn't make them any less of a person. It's truly sad how overlooked and dismissive people are to mental illness.

Personally before I got diagnosed with my anxiety disorder or my depression no one would listen to me. I had bouts of sadness as young as elementary school were I fantasied a world without me in it, how much easier it would be for everyone else. My mother would tell me I wasn't sad and when I finally was baker acted and DCF made my mom get me a social worker did I finally feel like I was valid. I always felt broken like there was something wrong with me... Still to her and others in my family it doesn't matter how my brain works, I shouldn't be sad someone else has it worse in the world. I've wished for death and was unable to obtain it but I think the greatest evil was the lack of support in my family and school circles when I tried to reach out for help. No one wants to listen to you until its to late.

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"You only live once, and usually not even then." -Michael O'Donoghue (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Michael O'Donoghue, Page 460, right margin quote one)

1490, Book of Hours, France, Artist is an unknown miniaturist

People don't always live their lives to its fullest potential. Some simply drag their feet or just exist in the background. If you live in someones shadow or have someone control your life then do you truly live? You have to be true to yourself and what you want and desire. It is easy to not fully experience life because you chose to sacrifice your happiness for someone else.

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