“Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you.” Henry Louis Gates
Ended When did we valorise the threshold of pain creating heroes of suffering as if bloodied carcasses were somehow a thing of beauty and terminal bodies were heavenly portraits of masochistic willpower, a pulsating distorted erotica, but when the cow lay beyond help out in the paddock, it was the vet who ended the worship with a liturgy of love. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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In the times i needed most, I WAS ALONE. Real life stories through my life that hopefully can enspire someone struggling.
Words from Angela.
My original blog got too big. Time to downsize.
Serving The Family Caregiver
Videos and Music with Subliminal Joy affirmation meditation
Everything Organic
Poetry and Flash Fiction
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“as if bloodied carcasses were somehow a thing of beauty” just loved this line! It’s says so much.
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Does it mean? “Rejuvenation of feelings and Emotions is needed!”
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It can indeed mean that, among many things.
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Thanks 😊!
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Yes yes! Two thoughts crossed my mind reading this. Don’t know what you intended. The foremost thought is our 100 year old resident was in obvious pain last night and did not want to take Tylenol (paracetamol) because she didn’t want to get attached to pills. I gently scolded her-you won’t get addicted to Tylenol, and you are 100 years older, so who cares? You ARE in pain, it will help you sleep better. (She took the pill.)
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Brilliant brain!
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Thanks?
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Yes, that is one angle, the glorified suffering we can fall into, I’m glad she took the pill, phew.
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A wonderful quote, and a poem of truth, Paul! It was above all the view of the Roman Catholic Church, that suffering ennobles a person. When that came about, very few lived without, very many in great suffering. How else could one have got the sufferers to work, anyway? 😉 Thank you for sharing, this very thought provoking poem, Paul! Have a beautiful weekend! I apologize for my late revisit! Michael xx
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Yes, I was deliberately provocative, I think we have been blinded.
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Think so too, Paul! xx
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Paul, powerful poem. Thought-provoking! I think Mother Theresa is known for glorifying suffering. As much as she has been praised for her work, it is said that she did not provide much pain relief for the dying people she cared for.
I believe that it is not the suffering that is praiseworthy. It is the courage with which we face life’s adversity.
Have a great weekend! ❤
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I fully agree with you Cheryl, that is the view I hold too. and Yes Mother Theresa was no angel.
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This is such a tough question that your poem asks us to face, one that has crossed my mind more than once.
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Yes, it is tough, farming for some years raised the question for me, then later visiting aged care facilities and cancer wards nailed it for me.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks Chuck, hope you are enjoying a summer weekend.
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
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