The period of European history extending from about 500 to 1500 CE is traditionally known as the Middle Ages. The term was first used by 15th-century scholars to designate the period between their own time and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The period is often considered to have its own internal divisions: either early and late or early, central or high and late.
Although once regarded as a time of uninterrupted ignorance, superstition, and social oppression, the Middle Ages are now understood as a dynamic period during which the idea of Europe as a distinct cultural unit emerged. During late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, political, social, economic, and cultural structures were profoundly reorganized, as roman imperial traditions gave way to those of the Germanic peoples who established kingdoms in the former Western Empire. New forms of political leadership were introduced, the population of Europe was gradually Christianized, and monasticism was established as the ideal form of religious life. These developments reached their mature form in the 9th century during the reign of Charlemagne and other rulers of the Carolingian dynasty, who oversaw a broad cultural revival known as the Carolingian renaissance.
In medieval times, many people believed that thunderstorms were evil spirits. Church bells were rung so the sound would chase away the evil thunder. Often people used a variety of rituals to save themselves during thunderstorms. They would hide scissors, cover every mirror, lie down on feather beds, and stay away from wet dogs and horses. These actions made sense to them because it was normal. Today, however, we know the science behind storms and we still choose to have an emotional reaction as if the storm was reacting to us personally. I believe this happens because people in general gain comfort in thinking they are in control of their world around them, whether they actually have control of not.
The concept of people not being able to let go of control lead me to the Serenity Prayer. The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971). The best-known form is:
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference". Niebuhr used various versions of the prayer widely in sermons as early as 1934. The prayer spread rapidly, often without attribution to Niebuhr, through church groups in the 1930s and 1940s, and was adopted and popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs. The Serenity Prayer appeared in a sermon of Niebuhr's as part of the 1944 A Book of Prayers and Services for the Armed Forces, while Niebuhr himself first published it in 1951 in a magazine column.
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Life is hard
So too we must be
It's tough to have a heart when skin of stone is what we need
Life's not fair
And yet we should be
One can't help but notice that this truth is an irony
Live and let live
It's how we should be
But when confronted impulse urges us to make them see
Where there's a will
A way there must be
Hidden deep inside the mind, a way to overcome anything
Accept the things that we cannot change, the courage for the things we can,
and the wisdom to tell the difference
There will always be a reason, to take control and make demands,
But without thought, it's self-inflicted...
Neurosis 2x
Self-inflicted Neurosis
Life is short
Even when it isn't easy
We have a habit of taking things for granted endlessly
Time will tell
If we deserve to see
A break in the clouds just above the struggles we conceive
Accept the things that we cannot change, the courage for the things we can,
and the wisdom to tell the difference
There will always be a reason, to take control and make demands,
But without thought, it's self-inflicted...
Pain, we bring about upon ourselves
When all we needed was some patience
A Hell, that could have been avoided
If we could just let go
Accept the things that we cannot change, the courage for the things we can,
and the wisdom to tell the difference
There will always be a reason, to take control and make demands,
But without thought, it's self-inflicted...
Neurosis
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