It seems to me that, in the below, the Bard is contrasting the Christian worldview with a more worldly way of dealing with problems. Yet does being a Christian mean it is better to suffer in silence than take action?
To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?
If one is "to be" as a Christian, are we to simply accept the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune? Or are we to try to overcome them? Or is the important distinction not what we do (or don't do) but our frame of mind -- our intention?
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