The more you try to avoid suffering…
12 February 2004, 9 am | Quote
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.
— Thomas Merton
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Thomas Merton—ah, you’ve made my day. I have for many long years admired this man’s work and do refer to him on my own blog. Thanks.
∼ πλ · 12 February 2004, 10 pm · by Fran ¬
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