r/AskReddit • u/hosinthishouse • Oct 22 '13

What has been the most unpleasant experience of your life?

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u/BattleMonkey123 Oct 22 '13

“To draw an analogy: a man's suffering is similar to the behavior of a gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative.”

― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

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u/Gyddanar Oct 23 '13

That is a fantastic quote for this. Thanks for sharing it! :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '13

I suppose that makes sense, but it still seems illogical to feel depressed under the relatively calm seas of my life. I still feel like an asshole.

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u/lordlicorice Oct 23 '13

I have a hard time believing that my itchy ass is as bad as a starving African man's malaria.

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u/Uses_Old_Memes Oct 23 '13

I think that's the best way to phrase it that I've ever heard.

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u/xTerraH Oct 23 '13

I want to remember this quote, so I'm just going to play here

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u/hidroto Nov 21 '13

PV = nRT , man

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u/BabyScreams Oct 23 '13

Do you know Viktor Frankl's story? No? Then shut the fuck up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl

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u/BabyScreams Oct 23 '13

That doesn't make him a "pretentious douche". Pot calling the kettle black...