APAD: A thorn in the flesh

Meaning:

   A persistent difficulty or annoyance.

 

Background:

   From the Bible, 2 Corinthians 12:7 (King James Version):

       And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the

       revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of

       Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

 

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The passage perfectly demonstrates the idea of yin-yang: there is always an

amount of yin, however small, within the predominant yang, and vice versa.

 

As for the thorn itself,

Christians would be toiling daily toward its riddance,

a Buddhist would be too busy breathing to notice,

the stoic realizes the thorn's beyond his control,

and the taoist is the freeist, he can stay put or do anything.

HAHAHA, so very Funny:-)) I like 2 be stoic, see&ignore

but in reality, we r all somewhere in between by Choice ;-))

like my keyboard, toggling between C&E, or half&half

and started doing that itself yesterday (laptop keyboard) ;)

Sounds like some hackery in progress. I'd reboot.

Buddhism, stoicism &taoism r the same , leave it

哈哈，精辟。I am leaning focusing on breathing, ignore the thorn

Wish I have your confidence.

Good luck! I've been forever trying :-)

Remove it with a tissue forceps， otherwise，会变成肉芽肿吧

Thanks Doc: the messenger of Satan easily dispelled!

The last 4 are very interesting conclusions!

A thorn in the flesh is not bad. Sometimes we need it,

as it reminds us of our weaknesses, and make us humble.

Thanks for liking.

Everyone's a taoist by default :-)

Hahaha