Can anything good come out of suffering?

I was reading some articles online and saw a comment at the bottom that said, “Can anything good come out of suffering?” This is certainly a huge question and I am just offering an opinion because I was passionate about answering it!

First, lets define suffering: the state of undergoing pain, distress, and/or hardship. It is my belief, throughout life we, as humans, have multiple occurrences that can end up in resilience.  Resilience can be defined as; springing back, mental toughness, elasticity of moral character. If we never go through these occurrences, we don’t learn the nuances of life. What I mean is, we don’t learn how to cope, how to use our boundaries, how to utilize our communication, how to be resourceful, how to be independent, how to reach out for support, and much more.

I believe we don’t want to witness others suffering and so it also gives us the opportunity  to assist and help other humans throughout their difficult situations. This leads to empathy, love, and community. We can become closer to others, we can express our emotions, and we can feel each others joy and pain. You can use whatever metaphor you wish, “The light at the end of the tunnel,” or anything else that describes what it is like to come out on the other side of pain and hardship. It can be a beautiful process.

Pain and hardship can add perspective in our lives, add depth to our character, add patience and calm because we don’t take the small stuff so seriously anymore. Experiencing pain is something that cannot be explained and is different for everyone. Emotional pain feels as if it tares holes in the soul. Loss of someone we loved, deep hurt from words that cut like knives, draining of energy like we have never felt before. But, it is our goal to guard our energy and ourselves by way of reaching out to others, believing in ourselves and our resilience and remaining open to life’s experiences so we can grow.