Suffering For Sympathy
“God expressly leaves the sufferings and sorrows that everyone is afraid of in our lives so that they can humanize us, shape us, and make us better, more honest, more tolerant, and maybe understanding of other people’s suffering. The one who does not suffer does not believe another [who suffers]. ‘[One] who has not tasted bitterness does not know what sugar is’. ”
Saint Sofian of Antim
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