Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. ~ Democritus
The power of pain
If we look contemplatively at life, we will see that pain is inevitable and inescapable. It is, with its all various and different shapes – pain of deprivation, failure, going astray, oppression, disability or illness, an essential component of life. There is no life without pain. It is simply the ordinance of life. So whoever …