Life: The Naked Truth

I have found that in life things don't always go as you planned. This can, of course, be either a good or a bad thing. For me, this summer was meant to be great. I had wonderful plans, which I will discuss later if anyone is interested, however these were shattered. One of the key points of my summer is gone, and I have had to change plans. This is unfortunate but not a total loss. I have learned a lot this summer, and spent time with friends. It means that things will be harder for me in the future, but this is something I have to take into account and overcome. The quote that you mentioned, I understand but I disagree with it. Life is pain - but only sometimes. The amount of pain varies, and some people have more of their fair share. Pain is not good, unless for masachistic purposes. Pain itself is never good, however the learning that comes with it is good. This learning can be simple, such as 'ow, I'm touching something hot' which can prevent us from hurting ourselves or from making an injury worse. This, I expect, is not the pain that you are refering to. The deep, inner pain that comes with great sorrow, dissappointment or dispair can often feel like the more simple, phisical pain that we as humans experience every day. This pain is part of what is is to be human. It is not the pain itself which is good, but the way it changes us once we are relieved from that pain. It can make us relate to others who have experienced similar pain (such as the loss of a loved one), it can inspire us to reach beyond our circumstances, and it can create in us a desire to inovate and think. You say that without pain there is no growth; I don't think that this is true. I say that there can be growth without pain, however the greatest achievements of mankind have been inspired by a desire to avoid pain, whether that pain be physical or internal. In this way, pain is indeed good.

You seem to understanding most of life as any one could . One fact that should be understood about life is that it changes. Everything is temporary.Your happy moments WILL pass, sad moments will pass. But that does not mean that Happy moments will be replaced by sad times, they may be replaced by HappIER times. bt sometimes by sad times also. Life does take away the things we like but only to give something but in it's stead. Although that may take some time. You seem to have learned a lot from it