The Suffering And The Mystery Of Evil Pope John Paul II Analysis

1. The Suffering and the Mystery of Evil “Man suffers whenever he experiences any kind of evil.” The concept of suffering and evil are closely connected. Pope John Paul II addresses this relationship between suffering and evil in his apostolic letter as follows:
Man suffers on account of evil, which is certain lack, limitation or distortion of good. We could say that man suffers because of a good in which he does not share, from which in a certain sense he is cut off, or of which he has deprived himself. He particularly suffers when he an ought-in the normal order of things-to have share in this good and does not have it. Thus in a Christian view, the reality of suffering is explained through evil, which always, in some way refer to good.
Understanding of suffering in an objective sense means to see from its general perspective. Pope John Paul II says that “suffering, in its “objective reality”, to be dealt with, meditated upon, and conceived as an explicit problem.” This has the effect of changing the experience of the aspect, and suffering makes oneself to have a new outlook on the reality of life. In that case, the suffering of other person would be seen only objectively, because it is not experienced by the one observing. Suffering can be described and differentiated as objectively physical and mental. For example, in medical field, the cause of disease could be found from their symptoms in objective way. The different dimensions of suffering lead to recognizing the full reality of suffering and invites us to go beyond the sphere of description and to move into the suffering to find out the mystical meaning of
“Suffering is a very personal experience, in the sense that we suffer as individuals.” For example the feeling of a headache or feverishness is subjective, because it is experienced by the subject or person. It impacts the whole subject. Though the reality of suffering is attributed both objective and subjective aspects, when it comes to the personal experience, it becomes more subjective. “Suffering moves from being an objective form of evil out there in the distance to something as personal as our own name.” The subjective dimension of suffering is a personal fact which is contained within man’s concrete interior, and it seems almost inexpressible and not transferable and even in any form of physical sufferings, it cannot be referred to all suffers at the same level. Each one undergoes and accepts suffering according to their own