It's ALL part of the FUN

"It's ALL part of the FUN!"

Whenever things get real bad, after a major accident, illness, or financial loss, this is a good phrase to repeat, "It's ALL part of the FUN!"
When suffering a minor setback, or disappointment, it is also good to remember.  In fact, whenever you are unhappy, scared, afraid, or in pain, just repeat that phrase to yourself, "It's ALL part of the FUN!"

Most people will recoil in disbelief when they hear that phrase.

If they are suffering themselves, they may angrily protest, or possibly chuckle with disbelief asking,

 "HOW can THIS possibly be FUN?"

And I reply:

Buddha once said, "To live is to suffer."  If we want to enjoy the great pleasures and joys that life has to offer, then we will also occasionally experience pain, loss, deprivation, and suffering.  There is no escape.  Since you appreciate the great and bountiful joy in living and recognize the precious miracle of just being alive, you will regard misfortune in this context.  There is only a temporary setback, or inconvenience, and soon living will generate pleasure once again.   Or perhaps, if there is a major catastrophe, you will recognize that the time we do have alive is still a precious gift because we will all die eventually.

Any way you look at it, we are lucky to have misfortune, because it means that we are still alive.  Just being alive is a greater blessing than any temporary set back, or disappointment.

Aside: If everything is going well for you presently, enjoy it.   Your fate will eventually change and you will need to face the difficulties.   But don't worry about that NOW; just enjoy the life because, "It's ALL part of the FUN!"

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William Schaeffer