Throughout human history and across cultures artists and philosophers have expressed the idea that it is our struggles that have the potential to make us better human beings.<\/p>\n
For example, the Roman poet Ovid wrote: \u201cWelcome this pain for you will learn from it\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n Similarly the 13th<\/sup> century Persian poet Rumi: \u201cDon\u2019t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That\u2019s where the light enters you<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n More recently, Leonard Cohen has beautifully expressed the idea that it is our broken bits (and who hasn\u2019t got some of those?) that can enrich our lives in the song Anthem: \u201c There\u2019s a crack, a crack in everything, that\u2019s how the light gets in<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to hear Anthem<\/p>\n To me it is comforting to know that our difficulties need not be in vain. That valuable learning may be gained from our struggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Throughout human history and across cultures artists and philosophers have expressed the idea that it is our struggles that have the potential to make us better human beings. For example, the Roman poet Ovid wrote: \u201cWelcome this pain for you … Continue reading