he was obedient, and had faith and was then blessed after enduring the suffering and pain (Book 397). We often see or hear about children who come in to this world bearing incurable diseases, and some getting them after birth, all of no fault of their own. There is no reason for innocent children to suffer, however there can be a lesson learned from these situations. For the children involved, they often become very exceptional, and high spirited individuals, who teach others to have the remarkable strength they possess. Seeing a child suffer, and adjust to adversity, we can sometimes become strong through their experience, especially when the tragedy is close to home. In this day and age, our society has the "victim complex." Everytime something bad happens to one of us, we label ourselves as victims, instead of taking a lesson away from the situation. American culture has taught us to cry out as victims, feel sorry for ourselves, and make others feel sorry for us as well. Instead of standing the pain and learning what life's lessons has to teach us. "Everything happens for a reason," is a quote which is often used but not lived by. Everything happens as a result of something, or so something else can happen. It's important to learn from every situation we are apart of, and try and make the most of the trials and tribulations we must endure. Sometimes small lessons come from big problems, and vice versa. It's just good to take something away from every suffering experience.About seven years ago my grandfather was killed in a car accident. My grandfather was a great man, he was the sweetest man you could ever meet, and would never do anything to hurt anyone. This man was taken away from the world with no warning, and no reason. Initially when this happened I was confused and wanted to know why. In the beginning I searched myself, thinking I must have done something wrong to lose someone so close, with no warning, or may...
