The Role of Suffering

Don’t know about you, but I hate to suffer.  And I know that suffering has also a great purpose in life... 

Suffering is like an alarm you set on Siri or your Alexa app.  It lets you know that you’re off your path and need to modify something.  We can learn from pain and suffering, because the pain shows you the areas you need to grow in.

That’s the helpful role of suffering.  Then there’s also the destructive role…

The one where you choose to remain suffering because of the attention, feeling of nobleness, or other emotional payoff you get from suffering.

You can choose to change, or choose to wallow.  Be mindful.

-RG