"Bliss is Brief, Pain is Forever"

Pain.

It is universal.

To speak of pain...

Is to be reunited with a feeling,

That as humans we comprehend too well.

Often times we feel, that happiness,

Is what life is all about.

Yet, we find that life is filled greatly with grief.

And we receive flashes of blissful brightness in brevity.

I imagine then, that in order to understand our essence,

We must come to understand the pain.

The deep sorrow inside of our screaming core.

Glee is Free.

To endure happiness is entirely pleasant.

But Pain, it lives loudly and must be terribly tolerated.

It does not stand idle.

It fiercely attacks every part of our spirit.

It is filled with an infinite amount of activity.

Dealing with the pain and the pressure of stress that it brings..

Makes us forget what life is really all about.

And While it might be drowning in the despondency of pain.

Leaving it, In that state, will bring us no gain.

Unless of course, our desire is to suffer.

I wonder.. if conversion is an option?

We need to explore and find..

A way to turn pain into glee.

Sour into sweet.

For happiness is what we need.

Maybe..

Pain.

Turned into..

Bliss.

But how?

But...

- ZeN