"We were promised suffering. It was part of the plan. We were even told, "Blessed are those who weep." I accept that. What I encountered wasn't unexpected. However, when it actually happens to you, not someone else, and is real, not imagined, it makes a world of difference."
— CS Lewis
Source: The Painful Journey
Pain, Blessing
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"You cannot avoid pain; it's like a hammer striking railroad tracks. Though painful, it is precisely this forging that shapes a strong life trajectory. God did not come to make you happy, but to make you become the real you He ordained for you."
— C.S. Lewis
Source: The Problem of Suffering
Pain, life, shaping
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"Overcoming painful experiences is like walking on a horizontal bar: you have to let go at some point in order to move forward."