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I hate pain, despite my ability to tolerate it beyond all known parameters, which is not necessarily a good thing.

Pain is an event. It happens to you, and you deal with it in whatever way you can.

Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.

Pain is love.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

No one wants pain. Not even long-time, mature Christians who want to grow. We will always find ways to avoid pain. Pain itself is a bad thing.

I was taught that pain is bad.

I don't think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it.