Siona
enervated
Some of the most magnificent influences in history have been survivors of oppression and suffering. I don't need to name names, as we can all attest to many great historians that fit this category. While... More »
Burdoc
Yes, you learn from it.
Kathrine
Suffering is a way of life. Suffering is necessary to continue on your path and in Buddhism, you take suffering and you transform it in an accepting way. We as a people sometimes are... More »
BrooklynnB
Suffering through a difficult time in my marriage put me in touch with my inner strength.
Joycelyn Annette
Of course. But this is only acknowledged after the suffering, not during. I'll deny any "character building" value in pain during the experience.
bnw1490
I do believe there is value in suffering. But I also believe that we create much of it, or should I say, our minds do. Physical pain is one thing, when felt in the moment.... More »
Amber
Oh absolutely. Ive seen quite a few documentaries about optomistic people with diseases, cancer etc. The first one I saw really touched me. It was about a man with leprosy. He was constantly reminded of his... More »
Gaby
If there wasn't anything bad happening how would we know whats good? Facing difficulties is a part of life. Everything in life happens for a reason. Every mistake or tribulation that one may go through... More »
ruth
Suffering is the genesis of compassion. But it sucks to be cast out of the garden of comfort at the time.
rudyan
For many years I believed suffering was God’s punishment for wrong-doing or -being and had to be endured. After a while it occurred to me that I invented my own suffering, perhaps originally to punish... More »
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