Considering that I just recently returned from bathroom prayer time, during which I sat on the toilet and cried and prayed, "God please make me happy" over and over again, I found this passage in War and Peace interesting:
"Happy the people who in the moment of trial, without stopping to ask what rules others have observed in similar cases, simply and nimbly pick up the first cudgel to hand and deal blow after blow until the resentment and revenge in their souls give way to contempt and compassion (pg. 1222)."
This statement is objectively interesting for many reasons, including the unlikely pairing of contempt and compassion. Honestly, I never felt both of those things at once, maybe pity and compassion, but not contempt. Contempt is an uncomfortable emotion, especially when felt for the self.
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