David GianaddaDoesn't it seem that it is always by chance that these things happen, or is it because of the generosity of a shared knowledge of suffering that allows for it?
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The idea of a shared knowledge of suffering is a difficult one for us to understand. We might think that a shared knowledge of suffering means knowing another person’s pain. But, the idea is actually much more complex. There is a certain kind of knowledge about suffering that links all people together, even if they have never met. In this quote, Maimonides suggests that the only reason it seems as though things happen by chance is because we are all connected by a common experience of suffering.
Source: Everything You Say Is Goodbye
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