Adversity forced awareness on us, and it works, it bites us when we go too near the fire, when we love too hard. Those felt sensations are the beginning of the invention of the self. And if that works, why not feeling disgust for shit, fearing the cliff edge and strangers, remembering insults and favours, liking sex and food? God said, Let there be pain. And there was poetry. Eventually. Ian Mcewan
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When we experience adversity in our lives, we often grow stronger and more resilient. When we love too hard, it can sometimes bite us. We may even get hurt when we get too close to the fire of love. Adversity forces us to be aware of our thoughts and feelings and to examine them closely. It makes us question everything about ourselves and helps us learn to live with the pain and change we need to make in our lives.

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