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[deleted] t1_j5i5tfe wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [Image] "If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ~ Marcus Aurelius by Butterflies_Books

"Sir, the spear sticking out of my side came from the enemies hand."

"Soldier, it's all in your head. the spear was external, just breathe through it"

"I'm like, really losing a lot of blood here. "

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CobaltishCrusader t1_j5ic91b wrote

Once the spear is sticking out of your side it’s no longer “external” is it?

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[deleted] t1_j5irogj wrote

most of it is.

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IcedPrawn t1_j5nq1cm wrote

Yeah but that part is not hurting you. It’s the internal part that sucks.

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