Can you truly enjoy life if others are suffering?

I don't like to see anyone suffering. I don't like it that anyone suffers. Still I enjoy life immensely. Knowing that God will one day rectify the situation and make it up to those that have suffered so much makes me look forward to better things.

When it comes to family, it is very difficult to enjoy life when you see them suffering. You learn to keep going, but their suffering is always in the back of your mind. People sometimes think you are the depressed one, the mean one, the unfriendly one, because the sadness always comes thru even when you are trying to not to show them; but, unfortunately it is always in the back of your mind, and can never truly enjoy life, until your family is okay.

Your life is your life, well unless if you have attached your self to someone else through marriage and having children. Your enjoyment is based on your life and no one else. If someone else is starving I am not going to start starving, what is the point. If someone like Mother Theresa want to suffer as much as the most sufferable human then that is what they choose. Their motivation is their own based on their own views of the world. My motivation is to enjoy life to the fullest how I deem it to be enjoyed. I will keep eating how ever much I want and enjoy ever bite of it.

hi debrakcarey, your discussion is very nice,mother theresa has tasted the pleasure in serving the poor and suffering,that's she became great lady, we have also do serve the poor and suffering...have a nice day

Hey, Well I think that I could enjoy life, but I would always think about those people who are suffering out their in the world. I would do as much as I can in order to help those poor people, the ones who have no food. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!

when i know others are suffering i feel sad. I want to help them. But the fact is that what i can do is so little. There are too many people who need help. Sometimes it's not meaningful to just mourn. It's not an effective way.

I cannot enjoy my life if I there is anything in my mind regarding this that others are suffering. If I see any one suffering, I try to help them. This makes me feel happy and then I can surely enjoy.

Hi, Debrak! I believe Mother Theresa was sincere. I know the suffering of others really bother me, and I couldn't enjoy my life if I didn't know I do all I can to help. I have very little money, but I give all I can. I have very little time, but I give all I can. To me, that's a normal and necessary part of life. I can absolutely see her point, and why she was willing to give up a rather posh lifestyle and do all she did.

Hello debracarey ,I share the common feeling with you ,in the world we live together ,there are indeed a host of people living in poverty ,even though there most basic need goes unmet ,they need help ! What si forturnate is that at each of the period of history ,there are always some great and compassionate people who would like to lend a helping hand ,it is their devotion and sacrifice that made the world a beautiful place ! So I think everyone should not be a person who are just selffish and distressed of compassion ,because the sympathy in the ottoms of people's hearts could and would be the backbone of the era !

I do not think I can enjoy life to the fullest if I know someone is suffering because of me. I can can say that life is full of hardships and pain to make us stronger and better. As for Mother Teresa, I am really a fan of her since she was able to give up everything she has in life to serve and love those who are less fortunate and she really lived a true example of a life lived within the commandments of GOD, our Divine Creator.

we can still enjoy despite the fact that others are suffering..but if we try to think things out, it was never our fault why they are suffering, some of them suffers because of their own laziness, while some maybe suffering because of the greedy people around..the best thing we can is not to blame ourselves just because some lives are miserable because it was never our choice, they have their choice of living a good life but chooses not to because of reasons we don't understand, we just have to extend our help to those people who we think needs them the most, and thats it, we can enjoy our lives by sharing with those less fortunate people what they are having..we should lend a hand not just to those who really needs us but lend a hand to everyone, regardless if they need us or not, as long as we are offering our sincere arms for them to embrace with, then i think, it should be ok..

It takes a very special person like Mother Theresa, to sacrifice her better life for others that were suffering. I have not found that spirit in me, but I do feel that it is our responsibility to help those that are less fortunate than we are. For sure, we cannot help everyone who is in dire need. We can, however, donate, volunteer our services and/or time. If I tried to do nothing to help others then I may have a problem enjoying a good life.

Well how to say here. If i cann't enjoy a meal knowing other are starving then all my life will be at the starving status because there are too many starving people around the world . i do appreciate what Mother Thereesa has done for this world and she was born to do that , i think .

Well, you know, the world we live now is full of unequal things and unfairness exesit in everywhere all the time. But everyone owns his/her own life, you can't hate your life just because of others are suffering. Acturely, we all enjoy our lives when others are suffering, you know, there are still so many people in someplaces can not eat enough food now, but we yet still can enjoy our lives.

It's possible to enjoy life and at the same time have compassion for somebody else's suffering. As for mother Theresa, she was a far better person than I will ever be. But did she really give up all pleasure? After all, many people derive pleasure from helping others.