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…man only likes counting his grief, he doesn’t count his happiness. But if he were to count properly, he’d see that there’s enough of both lots for him.

i am comforted knowing that an old russian man from long ago had the same feelings in his 20s even longer ago as i do now in my 20s.

summ: suffering and wellbeing are of equal benefit to man. pain and suffering are more enjoyable than no life at all. like when stephen colbert said "what punishments of god are not gifts." life is a gift whether it's painful or enjoyable at any moment,

summ: man lives to prove to himself that he is a man. he must have follies or there would not be life, personality, purpose.