A Serious Topic in the Midst of Holiday Merriment

Some quotes and thoughts on the topic of "pain":

• The state of pain is the best location in which to discover your true self. It is the best place to discover what things don't really matter to you, what things matter most, and what things have been getting in the way.
• Pain is the most valuable tool for getting the truth from yourself.
• Pain renders the fat from the beef. Pain is an integral part of pruning. It helps us let go of the unnecessary & the excessive.
• Pain anesthetizes the unnecessary so that surgery may be performed within the core of our beings.
• A scar is the sign that there has been pain, healing, and a new life.
  
• Only scarred lives can nourish others. Only scarred lives can save.
• Only a scarred life can wait patiently holding the hand of another one in pain.

My wish for my loved ones: if we do find ourselves in pain may we be thankful for this opportunity to find the wealth that lies within. And may we all find nearby the hand of a scarred friend.