I see at last that all the knowledge I wrung from the darkness - that the darkness flung me - Is worthless as ignorance: nothing comes from nothing, The darkness from the darkness. Pain comes from the darkness And we call it wisdom. It is pain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker realizes knowledge from pain is not wisdom, but just pain itself.
- In plain terms
- Suffering does not make you wise; it just hurts.
- What can you take from it?
- Pain does not equal wisdom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did you think pain taught you?
- Is wisdom just pain with a label?
Another view
Some argue that pain is the only true teacher.
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