Poor health, poor finances, infidelity, crime, death, miscarrige, divorce... the pains of this world are many.
As I age and garner maturity, the process of discovering so many different people's struggles deepens my perspective. And certainly, as life has brought me down upon my face, I understand that suffering creates a broad empathy. My hurt seems to extend across the great many difficulties embedded in humanity; I feel and understand the sadness of others so much more than ever before.
I once heard
there’s a 5-year rule to evaluating circumstances, especially those which
are tragic. We have to lift ourselves out of the fear and pain of the moment
and imagine a future in which we can understand the occurrence, possibly even be
thankful for how it has changed our course. If we can take tragedy or calamity
and use it as a turning point or a source of meaning, we can perhaps master
happiness.
We don't understand why so many things happen, but perhaps, in looking ahead, we create a more Godly perspective - one of slighly greater understanding. In the throes of life’s deepest pains, if only we can cast our eyes ahead, believing there will be peace, if not total understanding - and attempting small joys in the meantime.
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