We may reconcile ourselves to the world at our peril, but it will never reconcile itself to us... . This unwillingness to die, doth actually impeach us of high treason against the Lord : is it not a choosing of earth before him ; and taking these present things for our happiness, and consequently asking them our very God (469)?Richard Baxter
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This quote from William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I, shows that no matter how much we try to get used to things such as pain and suffering, the effects of our choices remain. We’re still responsible for the world we live in and how it treats us. We have a choice in how we respond to suffering and pain, but our choices don’t always have an effect on the world. It’s a lesson in humility that can help a person look beyond what they can control and focus on what they do control.
Source: The Saints Everlasting Rest
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