Suffering is a gift.

Bear with me as I attempt to explain.

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My first memories (literally) are of a profound tragedy in my family. A shocking & painful death. They are of pain, & of people comforting each other in pain. Then, when I became a teen, it happened again.

Empathy was my first skill. It was a survival mechanism. Instinctive.
So, I thought everybody had it. Not true. As life went on, I learned that the hard way, bc a family that knows death very well also knows that every goodbye could be the last. So, my 2nd skill was instinctive forgiveness. Not as a virtue, as a survival mechanism. Pain avoidance.
It made for plenty of opportunities to learn about human nature. Naturally, 1 thing that has fascinated me my entire life is ppl who have neither empathy nor forgiveness.

Many years ago I committed never to be close emotionally to anyone who hasn& #39;t suffered. I& #39;ll tell you why.
In my profession, I& #39;ve had occasion to work with forensic psychologists often, to evaluate forensic psych evals, & to examine the psych experts on the stand. What I say here is my commentary on my experience, & their unanimous informal opinion in personal conversations.
It may not appear in a textbook. Perhaps @FiatLuxGenesis can confirm.

To continue, people with borderline narcissistic personality disorder have stunted capacity for empathy & forgiveness. It& #39;s not completely lacking, like w/ psychopaths, but it might as well be.

The thing is
it is essentially untreatable, either with medication or counseling. They all report to me that nothing helps. The only thing they& #39;ve seen help is tragedy. Real pain. Something that opens them up to compassion.

Narcissism is probably the most undiagnosed condition for
this reason. It& #39;s untreatable, & there& #39;s no way for big pharma to profit from the dx.

But ... you all know one ... or 100. It has become the predominant state of mind in this country. It& #39;s a learned condition. It& #39;s everywhere. And only suffering & tragedy can break thru it &
what is it, essentially?

It is essentially the primary deadly sin.

PRIDE.

Suffering is a gift from The Father who loves us & desperately wants to teach us to love, so that we can imitate His Son, attain salvation, & spend eternity ... loving.

So,
What& #39;s coming is a gift. He always does what& #39;s best for our souls.

Always.

God is never cruel. Please remember that in the coming days.
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