If you suffer, thank God! - it is a sure sign that you are alive.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suffering proves you are alive and feeling rather than numb.
- In plain terms
- Pain is a sign you are still living.
- What can you take from it?
- Feel your pain instead of fearing it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is pain proof of life?
- What does numbness feel like?
Another view
It may minimize the need to alleviate actual suffering.
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