When sorrow is shared?
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‘A sorrow shared is a sorrow halved’ is a common proverb in Western Europe. Being able to share one’s suffering and receive understanding makes the suffering more bearable and alleviates distress (Kirmayer 2008:460). If sorrows cannot be shared or are delegitimised, suffering increases (see Ware 1992).
How should one face joys and sorrows?
We should neither celebrate our joys nor lament over our sorrows. Both are cyclic in life. as long as there is life, we keep experiencing them one after the other. We should welcome joys when they bring sunshine in our life; we should also welcome sorrows when we feel somber sadness and pain on account of them.
What does it mean Your joy is your sorrow unmasked?
The text says “your joy is your sadness unmasked,” meaning the two are fundamentally the same sentiment. They come from the same place in the heart. We feel joy when we react positively to this base emotion, and sadness when we react negatively. The more sadness we have suffered, the more joy we are capable of feeling.
When you share your pain it gets cut in half when you share your joy?
When you share your pain it gets cut in half, when you share your joy it doubles….. you are one smart stoner!
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow (6 of 28). by Bincy Mathew | Psycho-oncology.in | Medium.
What does the poem on joy and sorrow tell about joy?
In the poem,On Joy and Sorrow,kahlil gibran tells the readers that we have to be balanced between joy and sorrow. He realized he would not be able to fully appreciate the happy moments in his life, without having experiencing the hard ones.
How do family members resemble each other?
Relatives resemble each other because of the common DNA they share. Like siblings share 50\% of their genes with each other. They also share 50\% genes with their parents.
Do you feel lighter when you share your sorrow with others?
They say joy doubles when you share and sorrow reduces. It’s not the act of saying what you want to say but the act of listening by the other person. If the other person is an asshole, I doubt you’ll feel lighter after sharing. The feeling that there is someone else that understands you and sympathies with you is what really helps.
Are you willing to feel the sorrow in Your Life?
Remember, hard times come, and you must be willing to be present in them and feel the sorrow they bring in order to have joy. Your capacity to feel the one affects your capacity to experience the other. The two are connected. A soul deadened to the pain of the world and to your own life is numb to the joy available to you as well.
What is the difference between joy and sorrow?
But even so, we continue to have the faith and love of Jesus, and we continue to have joy. The great news is that the joy is eternal while the sorrow fades and eventually disappears.
Why is sorrow the gateway to healing?
Because sorrow is not the endpoint! It is the gateway to healing. When we feel sadness, cry our tears and share our sorrows with others, our degree of attachment fades and something wonderful starts to happen.