The Second Arrow:
Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional
“When you get hurt, say, by an arrow, that is pain.
The arrow hitting your arm, it hurts. Pain.
However, there is a second arrow, which is your reaction to the arrow, the getting angry, the planning revenge, that is beyond pain, that is suffering.”
The arrow hitting your arm, it hurts. Pain.
However, there is a second arrow, which is your reaction to the arrow, the getting angry, the planning revenge, that is beyond pain, that is suffering.”