our suffering is our bridge

“Your suffering is your bridge.” James Baldwin In this video I think about suffering not as something that isolates us but something that connects us. Drawing on Baldwin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Buddhist ideas like Dukkha and Anicca, I try to understand what it means to live with pain instead of constantly avoiding it. I also talk about fiction and why stories like The Hunger Games can teach us empathy even when we have never lived that kind of suffering. This is not about glorifying suffering. It is about understanding it and what it can become. Stay connected: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/seununfilte... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seununfiltere... Substack : https://open.substack.com/pub/notesfr... Tags: james baldwin, nikki giovanni, suffering, empathy, philosophy, buddhism, dukkha, anicca, loneliness, video essay, literature, fiction and empathy, the hunger games, mental health, society, connection, self reflection, existentialism, young people, community, healing, revolution