Don't Despair
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When we are in deep despair, our minds convince us that we know exactly what the future holds: only more darkness, misery, and sadness. But from our vantage point under the bedclothes, do we really know what’s coming? Start your free Membership trial – 2,000+ articles, 1,000+ videos, 50+ courses, free for a week: https://www.theschooloflife.com/membership Whether a sudden breakup or a massive life disaster is actually a tragedy—or the start of something strangely fruitful—is something we simply cannot know yet. In this film, we explore the modest, life-saving philosophy of recognizing that it is always too early to tell. "The difficult thing about being in despair is that we feel we know exactly what the future will bring. More darkness, more misery, more sadness. But in our worse moods, we should answer our tragic sense with a simple question: how can we know? On what basis has this certainty of ongoing damnation been formed? How can we, from our vantage point under the bedclothes,
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