could you go more in-depth? fascinating topic
Between the ages of 27 and 34, I went through an intense crucible.
At first it felt like a punishment. Until I realized what I mistook for destruction was actually renewal.
Because what punishments of god are not gifts?
And in the end…
I walked out with everything I’d been chasing.
Not because life got easier, but because I finally became the kind of man who could carry the weight.
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A divine “punishment” is also a divine “gift,” if accepted, since its object is ultimate blessing, and the supreme inventiveness of the Creator will make “punishments” (that is, changes of design) produce a good not otherwise to be attained. - (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien)
Tolkein had so much wisdom. Also, Hebrews 12:11