Comments on: Must You Suffer To Be Great?

By: Matias

Matias — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:55:28 +0000

Great post Jonathan!!
I totally agree with you. No one can seek for pain in order to “fuel” their graetness… And some people may not agree. However, your post shows everyone one truth: That “pain” must be a sorprise… If you´re expecting it, it wont help you at all…

Anyway, it´s been a while since i dont write in english so… that´s it

Bye!

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By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:41:30 +0000

Great post dude!

You’ve got to live your life and take from it what you take from it. Just like you said you can’t artificially switch it on and off. You see too many people trying to force things in life just so they can experience them.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:05:41 +0000

Man, you had me at Crossroads.
Every white kid who owned a guitar and a Lightning Hopkins album believed in that movie.

By: Cornelius Aesop

Cornelius Aesop — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:02 +0000

Wow, I really like this post. In itself it puts into words which is many times too obvious to see.

By: Tom Berarducci

Tom Berarducci — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:14:08 +0000

Jonathan,

Well put and totally true. The most artistic and creative of endeavors are borne not out of pain, not out of suffering, but out of passion. When we are not simply involved, but are totally consumed by a pursuit. That’s where the good stuff comes from. And you just can’t fake that.

Thanks.

tom

By: Susan Stewart

Susan Stewart — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:45:38 +0000

Absolutely! I’m very passionate about challenging the age old belief system that we are down here on earth having this human experience to suffer in any way. Being fully present in the moment is much more connected to our purpose and when we do that, we find our voice and how we want to serve others.

By: Tricia Peever

Tricia Peever — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:23:03 +0000

Well put, I totally agree, particularly on the whole range of emotions and experiences that can be drawn from.