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They shouldn't have removed the ip counter, the threads are going way too fast. Definately not organic. This is a sustained raid. So don't worry about anything they say Nerissa, you're doing great as always!
>love
It's important to know that love is objective. We cannot know the measure of anything unless we have something else to compare it with. How can we know something is large if we have nothing to compare it to? How can we know something is strong unless we compare its strength to something else? And how can we know what love is without something objective to measure to? The objective measure of love is God. God and His infinite love for us is the objective measure of love. If one does not know the love of God, if one does not love God, one cannot know what love is.
>suffering
Often times we are too distracted by the luxuries of the modern world and it is easy to look inward and be filled with pride. And only after some heavy suffering and penalties of life, no longer having those distractions in front of them that one has a clear view up to heaven. That one finally has cultivated enough humility to seek holiness. I'm getting to a point bear with me for a second.
>holiness
It is said there is no holiness without humility, and there is no humility without humiliation. Suffering serves as our humiliation, which we can use as a pathway to humility which will lead to holiness. For some that is how we can find God, and know love.
>writing
When anyone writes, it is their very essence, their heart, their emotions, their love, their personality, its who they are on the page. I writer reveals himself to his readers. I write here most everyday, to those who read my words i'm sure youve familiarized yourselves with me and know more about me than purely what i've shared about myself. You have to, theres no other way.
>literature
This is why I love literature. As opposed to film, tv, anime, cartoons, etc. In literature the writing is the final draft. There is no further development. No screen to translate the writing to. The words are the final draft. We can read the soul of any author that writes, we can know who they are solely based on their writings. And for the truly fortunate reader we can read great works of love from authors that know what love is.
>Irish and Russians
Both of those great peoples have gone through heavy severe suffering. It is no surprise that some of the greatest authors of all time were Irish and Russian. Through that suffering they have found love and are able to translate that onto their works. For that reason I love reading from Irish and Russian authors.
>quick recs
Needless to say Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are obvious recommendations, same with James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. But I want to recommend Flannery O'Connor to you.
>Flannery O'Connor
I would recommend her most famous work first which is called "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and all her other works are great too but thats the one that generally always gets recommended first. Flannery was a devout Catholic and it reflected in her works. She ultimately passed due to lupus, and I would recommend you give a little prayer for the repose of her soul. She would appreciate it as well.
>suffering 2
Lastly, I know you're a very sensitive girl, these comments are very cruel and hurtful and even though you shouldnt allow them to hurt you, I know they do. Shoot it hurts me reading them too. I wouldnt fault you if you never read ope again. Its very evil lately. On the brighter side, you can use that suffering and pain for good, you can allow it to be used as your currency to find love or greater love than you knew. Always stay smiling Nerissa. Panama!
