We're never called on to do what hurts. We just do what hurts out of ignorance and habit. Once we see what we're doing, we can stop.

Steve Hagen
We're never called on to do what hurts. We just...
We're never called on to do what hurts. We just...
We're never called on to do what hurts. We just...
We're never called on to do what hurts. We just...
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We're never called on to do what hurts. We just do what hurts out of ignorance and habit. Once we see what we're doing, we can stop. In this quote, the speaker is describing the way that people’s lives are controlled by pain and suffering, as opposed to joy and pleasure.

People only do things that hurt them because they don’t think of the consequences or because they don’t see a better alternative. But once they see the harm in their actions, they can start doing things different.

Source: Buddhism Plain And Simple

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