Ovaj diplomski rad pokušaj je razumijevanja patnje kroz misao francuske filozofkinje i mističarke Simone Weil. Prvi dio rada kratki je prikaz života S. Weil s posebnim naglaskom na njezino solidariziranje s patnjom žrtava rata i radničke klase kojoj je i sama pripadala. To iskustvo pretočeno je u filozofiju patnje S. Weil koju donosimo u drugom dijelu rada. Polazimo od pojma „težine” u odnosu prema milosti i važnosti čovjekova prepuštanja zrakama svjetlosne milosti koja ga izvlači iz špilje njegovih iluzija. U trećem i završnom dijelu radu uviđamo da je poimanje patnje S. Weil blisko kršćanskom poimanju patnje, posebno iskustvu duhovne tame nekih svetaca od kojih se posebno osvrćemo na misli Majke Terezije. Iako niti jedan čovjek ne može izbjeći patnju, središnja teza ovoga rada je da je zajedničko iskustvo patnje ono što povezuje ljude. Upravo kršćansko poimanje patnje u tom smislu je značajno jer uključuje to da kršćani nikada ne pate sami. Imaju Krista koji pati s njima i u toj patnji oni mogu pronaći radost. This thesis is an attempt to understand suffering through the thought of Simone Weil, a French philosopher and mystic. The first section is a brief biography of S. Weil, with a focus on her solidarity with the suffering of war victims and the working class to which she belonged. That experience was translated into S. Weil's philosophy of suffering, which we encounter in the second section. We begin with the concept of "gravity" in relation to grace and the significance of man surrendering to the rays of light grace that pull him out of his illusions' cave. In the third and final section, we see that S. Weil's understanding of suffering is similar to the Christian understanding of suffering, particularly the experience of the spiritual darkness of some saints, particularly Mother Teresa's thoughts. Although no human being is immune to suffering, the central thesis is that it is the shared experience of suffering that brings people together. In this regard, the Christian understanding of suffering is significant because it includes the fact that Christians never suffer alone. They have Christ who suffers with them and in that suffering, they can find joy.
