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It is all too easy to fixate on a world comprised of incorrigible tyrants, of harrowing iniquity and unforgivable avarice; of a society mired in perpetual conflict, engulfed in a miasma of hate, ignorance, and blame; of a life filled with relentless suffering, seemingly insurmountable challenges, and impassable chasms of truth. And yet the worst realization of all is that we might just be part of the problem ourselves.

We can choose the valid answer that will make us miserable, or the valid answer that will make us happy. Indeed, there is no end to the things we can suffer from. But we seldom remember there is also no end to the things we can derive joy from. There is as much beauty to be found in the world as there is suffering. But only if we can learn to see both at the same time. Or, perhaps, as one and the same.