Pure Happiness

By Elizabeth

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I always wondered why humans have to suffer if God loves us. Why would he want to put his children through so much burden? In Assisi, I realized what pure happiness really meant. It's not what one usually thinks of feeling joy or going through certain life events. Pure happiness is felt when going through suffering. I had to ponder this idea when I heard it because it seems like the polar opposite of what I thought. But once explained further to me it made sense. One has to know what suffering feels like to understand pure happiness. After going through suffering one can be proud of ourselves because we had to go through that pain and suffering and can now be happy. That's what pure happiness entails. I would have never thought about pure happiness like that until now but it makes sense to me. I realized that when I’m suffering now I should look on the bright side because I’m about to experience pure happiness.