Pain Is Mandatory. Suffering Is Optional. (Ed Batista)

At last you cry out in anguish: "Why me?" God answers: "Why not?" You can so stand it. After all, it's only pain. What makes it seem unbearable is your mistaken belief that it can be cured. ~Sheldon Kopp, 1979...

Pain Is Mandatory. Suffering Is Optional. - Ed Batista Skip to content Pain Is Mandatory. Suffering Is Optional. October 10, 2021 At last you cry out in anguish: "Why me?" God answers: "Why not?" You can so stand it. After all, it's only pain. What makes it seem unbearable is your mistaken belief that it can be cured. ~Sheldon Kopp, 1979 [1] Legal cases often involve damages for "pain and suffering" to compensate people for the wrongs they've been subjected to. But I think it's useful to distinguish between the two terms and regard them as different aspects of the human experience. In this con

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