If your life is totally dedicated to fulfillment of your desire for More, you will not just feel pain when things go wrong. You will suffer. – Timothy Miller
Ahhh, that’s it. All the family medical problems this year have been painful, but I’ve not felt that I’ve suffered much. Huge difference, according to Miller in his book, How to Have What You Want.
- Pain cannot be avoided… Suffering, on the other hand, is optional and unnecessary.
- Whether something hurts, and how much it hurts, depends on what you are paying attention to and what you feel you have gained or lost as a result of the injury.
- Pain may be borne with resentment, fear, and anguish, in which case it becomes identical with suffering, or it may be borne with good cheer and a light heart.