2024-02-07 00:00:00
But there is a second sadness, which is a disease of the soul. It arises in the human heart when a desire or hope fades. Here we can refer to the story of the disciples of Emmaus. Those two disciples leave Jerusalem with a disappointed heart, and entrust themselves to the stranger, who at one point accompanies them: “We hoped that it would be him – that is, Jesus – who would free Israel.” (Luke 24:21). The dynamics of sadness are linked to the experience of loss, experience of loss.
Hopes are born in the heart of human beings that are sometimes disappointed. It may be the desire to possess something that cannot be obtained; but also about something important, like the loss of affection. When this happens, it is as if the human being’s heart fell off a cliff, and the feelings experienced are discouragement, weakness of spirit, depression, anguish.
We all go through trials that make us sad, because life makes us conceive dreams that later shatter. In this situation, some, after a time of turmoil, rely on hope; but others wallow in melancholy, letting it fester and gangre in their hearts. There is pleasure in this. Look at this, sadness is like the pleasure of non-pleasure, being happy that something hasn’t happened. Like ripping off a sour, bitter, bitter, sugarless, ugly candy. And it’s sucking on that candy. Sadness is a pleasure of non-pleasure.
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