Walking through suffering is a work that is bound by limitation. Often it isn't that the afflicted are unwilling to let others in. It is just that there comes a certain point in a person's suffering where there is no apparent port of entry.

Russ Ramsey
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In the words of Nelson Mandela when he was in prison for 27 years - "Walking through suffering is a work that is bound by limitation." To be truly free you must walk through suffering. It is not enough to simply endure it or, as Nelson Mandela said, "to let others in." It requires patience to go beyond the point where there appears to be no way out. We all know people who are constantly complaining about their situation; they don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. They complain about how unfair life has been to them. One day they will wake up and realize that life has opportunities that can change their lives for the better.

Source: Struck: One Christians Reflections On Encountering Death

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