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Pain is a sign of weakness leaving the body.
-TC Cummings
The pain is to be understood as constructive pain, not destructive pain. For example, if I run a really long distance on a particular day, it takes 3-4 days for my muscles to recover. In these 3-4 days, the experience of pain is present, but this is constructive pain because my muscles grow stronger in this time. On the other hand, I can take a needle and prick myself repeatedly, I will still experience pain. This is not the pain we wish to subject ourselves through; it is classified as destructive pain.
The idea conveyed by the quote can be extended into the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional arenas of our lives as well.
