Empathy we can give. Empathy we can find, and it comforts. But our pain, the depth of it, can never be wholly shared, fully understood, actually realized by anyone other than ourselves. Alone, each of us comes to terms with our grief, our despair, even our guilt.
Knowing that we are not alone in what we suffer, makes the difficulties each of us must face easier. We haven't been singled out, of that we're certain. Remembering that our challenges offer us the lessons we need in the school of life makes them more acceptable. In time, we'll even look to our challenges as opportunities.
Suffering prompts the changes. It pushes us understanding, for relief, for security, for acceptance. It's not easy to look upon suffering as a gift. And we need not fully understand it; however, in time, its value in our lives will become clear.
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"It's not easy to look upon suffering as a gift. And we need not fully understand it; however, in time, its value in our lives will become clear."
And how true that is, Mel!
In time...its value will become clear.
Thanks for the reminder!
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