Chaos & Order
Events in life can be traumatic. Chaos prevails over order and causes suffering and destruction. The Buddha discovered the first noble truth: "the life is suffering". Ageing, death and disease are some of these factors. In addition to these natural events, malevolence, anger and fear are elements that contribute to the destruction and increasing suffering. Sometimes for some people, the emotions are so strong and so destructive, that they are completely consumed by them.
People become possessed by emotion and act them out. This causes additional suffering to the sorrow that life reserved for all of us. Jordan Peterson explains how chaos emerges from order. Therefore, a terrifying internal state leaves no room for inner peace. Problems become so complex that they can no longer be solved; they transcend the abilities of those who experience them. The individual remains completely disarmed, vulnerable and in pain. The Tao Te Ching explains how non-acting is the way to face these apparently unsolvable events:
"The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the value of non-action."
Letting the mud settle, waiting, and taking care of yourself brings clarity. Recover takes the time that we haven't given ourselves to explore our emotions.