# The Sufferings Are The Same

Obviously I accepted this concept from Schopenhauer. But I think
the original sin essentially means this.

If you strictly believe in karma, there must be the cause of the
universal sufferings caused by life. That's the original sin.

Even outside of Christianity, there are lots of "Fall of man"
stories. And although Hindu religions don't accept those stories,
they accept the concept too.

Also,

> Alexander the Great and his mule driver both died and the same
> thing happened to both. They were absorbed alike into the life
> force of the world, or dissolved alike into atoms.
>
> Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"


Therefore while there are geniuses vs idiots, good people vs bad
people, strong people vs weak people, &c., everyone is equally
suffered by it.

I think that's what Jesus meant. Though the argument that the
original sin can be forgiven only by the crucifixion of Jesus is
just a Christianity specific thing.

Maybe realizing this is actually the basis of ethics. The existential
compassion.

Also, I think this is why we should pursue eternity.