You Don T Know How Good Something Is Till It's Gone Analysis
Adriel Takashi Soloway
3/3/14
English 10 / 4th Period
Lisa Fisher
Freedom’s light
Happiness in itself is a virtue, that’s fact. Without it no society would proceed to function, and there would be no value in life. The only problem about happiness is it naturally doesn’t exist at all times, and is directly influenced by different emotions. It is like the phrase ‘you don’t know how good something is till it’s gone’. The meaning behind this is that without feeling sad, angry, or hurt emotions the good feelings would feel dull and numbs them ultimately causing depression. For humans on earth it is vital while on the path to enlightenment and peace to experience pain, or suffering (also meaning that suffering is how you feel while going through it, ie. your experience) in order to feel greater and comprehensive happiness. While a person feels pain, their mind presents images of better times or thoughts, maybe a person they love, or a place that made them happy to try and distract …show more content…
This makes them lose an enriched, innate way of living. This sets up the idea that when a person learns they grow, and as every person grows, they gain more knowledge about life. As we grow we feel various amounts of emotion every day, and gain experience through the repetitive nature of every day life. Everything we do in life builds upon our experience, which in a sense is one’s individual story. Each story holds its own secrets, and moments of greatness, but regardless of value, they are individual experiences. Experiences shape a person, and without experience, there is a colorless being that lacks wisdom. This is another key to unlock a door to the path of enlightenment, because experience humbles a person, and causes him or her to let go of insecurities and bad
3/3/14
English 10 / 4th Period
Lisa Fisher
Freedom’s light
Happiness in itself is a virtue, that’s fact. Without it no society would proceed to function, and there would be no value in life. The only problem about happiness is it naturally doesn’t exist at all times, and is directly influenced by different emotions. It is like the phrase ‘you don’t know how good something is till it’s gone’. The meaning behind this is that without feeling sad, angry, or hurt emotions the good feelings would feel dull and numbs them ultimately causing depression. For humans on earth it is vital while on the path to enlightenment and peace to experience pain, or suffering (also meaning that suffering is how you feel while going through it, ie. your experience) in order to feel greater and comprehensive happiness. While a person feels pain, their mind presents images of better times or thoughts, maybe a person they love, or a place that made them happy to try and distract …show more content…
This makes them lose an enriched, innate way of living. This sets up the idea that when a person learns they grow, and as every person grows, they gain more knowledge about life. As we grow we feel various amounts of emotion every day, and gain experience through the repetitive nature of every day life. Everything we do in life builds upon our experience, which in a sense is one’s individual story. Each story holds its own secrets, and moments of greatness, but regardless of value, they are individual experiences. Experiences shape a person, and without experience, there is a colorless being that lacks wisdom. This is another key to unlock a door to the path of enlightenment, because experience humbles a person, and causes him or her to let go of insecurities and bad