Pain is the best teacher
14 September 2007Why is it that we, as people, must suffer through serious pain before we learn?
I know that my best learning experiences have come from the times that were the most difficult for me. A preacher once told me that we don’t pray when times are good. Oh how true. We only reflect and try to learn when there is pain. The more pain, the more we reflect. The more we try to make sure that situation is avoided.
Humans learn through pain. Most people spend their life bouncing from one bit of pain to another. They don’t lead their life, they just go from one painful situation to the next less painful situation.
A few of the smart ones figure out that painful situations can be avoided by making sure that you aren’t put in situations that can cause you pain. They choose paths that protect yourself. They avoid painful situations. They Flex Their Universe and craft situations so that they work out well for them.
But most of us are dumb. We need to have pain in our life to teach us lessons.
-Nick
