| Suffering and misery
Do not Coincide - The one being valuable Leading to growth, The other merely gloom Stagnant - While vibrant and despairing Suffering leads on. From it emerges a change, A paradigm shift of worth And value. Thank God for suffering! ============ |
| To accept, and in
accepting
Reject the possibility of escape Is to free oneself So suffering dissolves And relief flows. Pain results from hopeless struggle Ineffectual 'gainst torrent's rage. ============ (another Victorian-influenced phrase - but I stand by the concept) |