Some people become far superior human beings after being brought to their knees. It can open our heart, increase our humility, make us empathic to the suffering of others and perhaps take ourselves less seriously.
Ideally such a thing never needs to happen. Ideally we develop these qualities without having to undergo excessive suffering, but living in the flesh tends to bring us all down eventually.
Perhaps this purifies us for our next destination.
Even Jesus, to many the saviour of our civilisation, is said to have spent 6 hours on the cross, crucified. Surely an excruciating experience.
Did he need this experience?
He was said to be born without sin, but what person comes into this world with sin, but we do accumulate it, willingly or not.
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