The Labyrinth of Suffering

“How will I ever get out of the labyrinth of suffering?”

The labyrinth is my conceit of life's unanswered questions causing suffering.

All my life, I keep trying to find the answers to the same questions over and over again. Why do good people have to go through the worst? Why do people leave? Why do we like to hurt so much? Is suffering a part of us?

And then life gives me a clearer view of the picture: that suffering isn't something inborn but rather acquired; that you must first define your labyrinth; that your perspective affects how you tackle it; that everyone has their own individual labyrinth, their own cause of suffering, the part of their soul that always stays dark even when everything else is alright.

I somehow realized that there will always be answers, we just have to be smart enough. We often go far searching, and amidst the journey, we lose ourselves entirely. What we desperate wanderers fail to comprehend is that the more we seek, the more we feel trapped for we get farther from where we are supposed to be. Answers don't necessary have to be in the form of answers, for a question is sometimes meant to be answered back by a question. We, humans, often deny ourselves the simplest pleasure of life - to be innately true, and that's when we label our queries unreplied. Every question has an answer, and every answer leads to another query, which implies that we sometimes either have to let go a few or learn to live with them. 

The only way out of this labyrinth is forgiveness and up. Forgive yourself; no matter how good is your best shot, some things will still be inevitably out of thy control. We are but human beings, bound to commit mistakes. We can choose either to get consumed by our own self in the labyrinth or to acknowledge that everyday we are offered another opportunity to everything. Because honestly, we play a major role in putting ourselves into this maze of suffering, then we disregard the fact that we are also the key that leads the way out. Forgive yourself. Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. This labyrinth is optional. Giving in and giving up is what truly makes you sink. There is no way out but up, so rise up, keep struggling.

And to tell you a secret, the only indicator of triumphantly escaping the labyrinth is the absence of "Why" in our lives. 

What is your labyrinth?