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"what makes earth feel like hell, is our expectation that it should feel like heaven. earth is earth." this is an -in my opinion- quite interesting quote from a book i read called "damned" by chuck palahnuik. it's a story about a thirteen-year-old girl called madison, who died and finds herself to be damned in hell for all eternity (she actually ought to be in heaven as it turns out later, so she's accidently there). the image of hell in the book is not quite how i would imagine hell (or how anyone i can imagine would), because it's a very prejudiced based image, but chuck palahnuik chose it on purpose so his story could take place. but back to the quotation. i think it applies to the majority of people in the world - christians and atheists and all other religions and beliefs, because (my impression is that) most people are dissatisfied with their life and with conditions on earth, and thus have to suffer.. i believe that one can only ever find peace and live a happy life if one accepts that this world is not perfect - not heaven (for the record: this doesn't imply that one should stop to improve conditions on earth). it's that way with everything: if your expectations are too high and you compare reality with your expectations you end up to be unhappy. only few people are even capable of the opposite: being content with what they have and don't expect too much (again: i do NOT mean that one should ever stop to aspire improvements). i think that the reason for why many aren't even capable is that they secretly enjoy or get addicted to being unsatisfied and to suffer, because they want compassion, which in my eyes is the worst part of all of this. (of course not everyone who's sad or depressed or suffers has too high expectations or wants compassion, but some of those people certainly do)..... uhm.. :/ i can't really figure out a good way to end this post..maybe you could... take some time and reflect on this quote?.... hope reading this wasn't a waste of time from your perspective^^ enjoy your weekend... goodbye :)