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Lament is what happens when people ask, “Why?” and don’t get an answer.
People that ask “Why?” have yet to fully give up what they want to be true for what is actually true. And as long as we are revealing secrets in this thread, I’ll share one. Even the most hyper-rational, materialistic, anti-Christian still laments when things get bad.
You know who doesn’t lament, who doesn’t ask why? The person who fully accepts their betrayal, the person who has stripped himself of what he wants for what is. Paradoxically, only the person who has first given up what he wants for what is can begin to actually make progress on getting what he wants.
This is still a good piece that is moving in the right direction. Step one, you have to cease expecting an answer to the question. The next step is to cease asking the question, even when you are in the depths of despair.