Pain is a good cleanser of the mind and therefore of the sight. Matters which seem to mean the world, in health, are found to be of no import when pain is hard upon you.

Richard Llewellyn
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In this quote, Ashwin Desai says that when pain is hard upon you, all things which seemed to be the most important when you were healthy are found to be of no import. Pain serves as a great cleanser of the mind and it is for this reason that pain often motivates us to keep moving forward. The best way to deal with pain is to know that it will pass and will not last forever.

Source: How Green Was My Valley

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