Happiness Is a Problem
Would you rather
Would You Rather: Palace Comfort or Real Pain?
Would you rather live in a painless palace, or a hard life you chose?
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Lesson notes
Explain how Manson uses the prince's story to argue that pain cannot be avoided even with total comfort
Key points
- In Manson's retelling, the Buddha was a prince sheltered from all suffering, yet he still ended up miserable and walked out of the palace.
- Suffering cannot be bought off, so the real question is which pain is worth carrying, like a tough mining degree at UMaT.
Definitions
- Suffering
- An unavoidable part of every life; wealth and protection change its shape, not whether it comes.
Takeaway: No palace keeps pain out; choose the pain worth having.
Quick check: Would you rather have total comfort or a hard life you chose?
- Total comfort
- A hard life you chose
- Depends on the case
Comfort cannot remove suffering, so choosing pain worth carrying matters more.
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