Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
About this quote
- 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
Putting it to work
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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