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What does it mean?
Choosing a difficult path that involves suffering can feel worse than rejecting divine comfort.
In plain terms
Asking to leave heaven for hell sounds extreme.
What can you take from it?
Sometimes struggle is chosen over comfort.

Where it applies

  • facing hard choices
  • seeking meaning
  • religious struggle

Putting it to work

  • embrace challenge
  • seek purpose

Questions to consider

  • Why choose suffering?
  • What is worth the pain?

Another view

Most people prefer comfort over suffering.

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