The Gift

“And remember: pain is a gift.”

“Pain is a gift.”

“What does it tell you?”

“It tells us that we're alive.”

“And what will you do with that life?”

“We will fight to keep it.”

“Damn straight you will. Every drop of pain you feel now, every cut, every bruise, remember this always. You deserve it.”

“We deserve the pain.”

“That's right. You deserve it, not because you are meant to suffer. No. Because you deserve the gift of life, of vitality, of the breath that gives you a means and a purpose on this Earth.”

“We deserve the gift.”

“And because it is a gift, you will not avoid it. No! You will embrace it. Seek it out as you move yourself forward on your sacred path!”

“We will embrace the gift.”

“But there are those... those who will walk cross-ways against your path. Those who do not see the way you see. See the righteous light that guides you. But you will not hate them.”

“We will not hate those who cross us.”

“No, when we are crossed, then we will do the only right thing. We will bring them the light.”

“We will bring them the light.”

“And how will we do that, now?”

“We will share the gift.”