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Painting by Edvard Munch with a young ill woman seated, looking out a window during spring, accompanied by a woman providing her comfort.

("Spring" by Edvard Munch, 1889)

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Should We Take Comfort in the Knowledge Others Have it Worse?

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Sam Woolfe 3 Comments Buddhism, Consolation, Schopenhauer, Stoicism, Suffering

While the phrase “It could be worse” can provide us comfort, it may lead to less effective and less ethical forms of consolation.