12. Intractable Diseases
When suffering from intractable symptoms, you may realize that your actions and words are driven by anxiety and fear, creating an environment and situation devoid of joy for both yourself and those around you.
In situations requiring life-threatening surgery or medication, or when suffering from symptoms with few or no treatment options, you can understand that you want to act and speak not to cope with anxiety or fear, but to consciously recognize that what you are doing is something you like, something enjoyable, something you want to do. If you can create joy for others within your capabilities, it will become your own joy, and if you can create joy for yourself, it will become the joy of others. Understanding this with each action and word will help prevent unpleasant things from happening to you.
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