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The first tenet of his philosophy is straightforward yet devastating: to live is to suffer. This notion strips away any poetic exaggeration and presents suffering as an unavoidable reality. From birth, individuals are condemned to navigate through a world where desires remain perpetually unfulfilled. Schopenhauer writes, "Life oscillates like a pendulum between pain and boredom," revealing that for every achievement and desire satisfied, an even greater emptiness awaits.