HSU PT Department: "Beyond Suffering" 2019
suf•fer \ˈsə-fər\ verb
suf•fered; suf•fer•ing \-f(ə-)riŋ\ [Middle English suffren, from Anglo-French suffrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub- up + ferre to bear—more at SUB-, BEAR] verb transitive 13th century
1 a: to submit to or be forced to endure 〈suffer martyrdom〉
b: to feel keenly: labor under 〈suffer thirst〉
2: UNDERGO, EXPERIENCE
3: to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable
4: to allow especially by reason of indifference 〈the eagle suffers little birds to singular—Shakespeare.〉 verb intransitive
1: to endure death, pain, or distress
2: to sustain loss or damage
3: to be subject to disability or handicap synonym see BEAR—suf•fer•able \ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective—suf•fer•able•ness noun—suf•fer•ably \-blē\ adverb—suf•fer•er \ˈsə-fər-ər\ noun
1. Everyone suffers, no one is without suffering.
a. Not everyone suffers all the time, some of you have not suffered yet, but at some point in your life we will.
b. one of the hardest things to realize, in a time of great science and technology we will not be able to alleviate all suffering.
2. Just because you cannot Heal me doesn't mean you cannot help me.
1per•spec•tive \pər-ˈspek-tiv\ noun
[Middle English perspectyf, from Medieval Latin perspectivum, from neuter of perspectivus of sight, optical, from Latin perspectus, past participle of perspicere to look through, see clearly, from per- through + specere to look—more at PER-, SPY] 14th century archaic: an optical glass (as a telescope)
2perspective noun
[Middle French, probably modification of Old Italian prospettiva, from prospetto view, prospect, from Latin prospectus—more at PROSPECT] 1563
1 a: the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye specifically: representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance
b: a picture in perspective
2 a: the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed 〈places the issues in proper perspective〉 also: POINT OF VIEW
b: the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance 〈urge you to maintain your perspective and to view your own task in a larger framework—W. J. Cohen〉
3 a: a visible scene especially: one giving a distinctive impression of distance: VISTA
b: a mental view or prospect 〈to gain a broader perspective on the international scene—Current Biog.〉
4: the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions—per•spec•tiv•al \pər-ˈspek-ti-vəl, ˌpər-(ˌ)spek-ˈtī-vəl\ adjective
2perspective noun
[Middle French, probably modification of Old Italian prospettiva, from prospetto view, prospect, from Latin prospectus—more at PROSPECT] 1563
1 a: the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye specifically: representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance
b: a picture in perspective
2 a: the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed 〈places the issues in proper perspective〉 also: POINT OF VIEW
b: the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance 〈urge you to maintain your perspective and to view your own task in a larger framework—W. J. Cohen〉
3 a: a visible scene especially: one giving a distinctive impression of distance: VISTA
b: a mental view or prospect 〈to gain a broader perspective on the international scene—Current Biog.〉
4: the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions—per•spec•tiv•al \pər-ˈspek-ti-vəl, ˌpər-(ˌ)spek-ˈtī-vəl\ adjective