<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # You see, it is our pain that connects us to all of... > {{You see, it is our pain that connects us to all of the most beautiful parts of life. Love is such a marvelous pain.}} Birth, death, and suffering show us the essence of life and teach us so perfectly what is most important and precious. {{We are all made complete by our pain.}} When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. {{Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life.}} You will survive, and both you and the world will be transformed. **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->