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What does it mean?
Some find deep satisfaction in suffering, though not everyone gets it.
In plain terms
Only lucky people enjoy suffering.
What can you take from it?
Suffering can be meaningful to some.

Where it applies

  • overcoming hardship
  • artistic creation
  • personal struggle

Putting it to work

  • finding meaning in pain
  • building resilience

Questions to consider

  • Can suffering improve you?
  • Why do some find strength in pain?

Another view

It romanticizes pain which is often just painful.

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