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The Man Who Knew No Pain

There was a fortunate man who was favored by God to have only joy in his heart and no pain.

By Frankie C RederPublished 4 years ago 3 min read

There was a fortunate man who was favored by God to have only joy in his heart and no pain. He laughed happily every day, and nothing could break his heart, not even the loss of money and goods, the separation from his friends and relatives, these bad things could not wipe the smile off his face. Because his heart has been filled with happiness, there is no gap left to accommodate the pain. So did the people around him like him? Sometimes they do. This happy man never complains, discouraged, depressed, he also encounters all kinds of problems in life, but does not need anyone to help him share the burden of pain. As for anger, that is even more unlikely to happen, no one needs to worry about his bad temper due to stress, the contagion of bad mood every to him completely cut off, will not be passed on. He can always see the beauty of the world, and then use his sunny smile to warm the people around him, stay with him, can share his endless fullness and fun. But there are times when people around him will actively avoid him and won't come close. Why? He was a bit puzzled, though not worried. No one ever told him the answer, and he wouldn't dwell on such things, continuing to live carefree. Until one day, he met a girl he liked. The two soon began to fall in love, and he felt that his heart was simply going to be bursting with too much joy. Every day, even if he did not do anything, he would not be able to stop laughing just by staying with the girl. The girl is equally happy and will share both the joy he takes out and will tell him about her own happy events. He felt that his life and romance were perfect and flawless. But after a while, the girl's face did not smile as much as before, and occasionally she would show either annoyance or sadness. "What's wrong with you?" He asked, puzzled. "Something bad is making me hurt, hard." The girl replied. "That's how life is." But his life wasn't like that; he had never felt pain before and didn't know what it tasted like. So when the girl turned to him with red eyes for comfort, he felt only bewilderment: "What do I have to do to make it better?" The girl tried to explain to him that people feel pain because of what things, and when they feel pain, they want to be cared for, but no matter how many times he said it, he just asked over and over again, "Why do you want to suffer for such things?" Gradually, the girl fell silent, tears rolled down her cheeks: "I do not know why ...... but that's how people are." Will be hurt, will be disappointed, will be in the dark when, expect the beloved to reach out a helping hand, from which to draw warmth and strength. "I'm sorry." He bowed his head. "What you say about pain, I don't understand." Even though he had tried very hard to care for and look after the girl, there was a lot of pain that could not be completely driven away by just the happiness of those around him. If one person is ignorant and uncomprehending of another's plight, can he really help them? No, he cannot. Even the disconnection brought by this lack of understanding itself is a pain. When faced with the girl's pain, the blankness, so he felt that the two originally close together heart far away. After a long period of time, he watched the girl from time to time into the life of the trouble, there are big and small problems, the pain is deep and shallow, but no matter what kind of pain, he can only be silent to face.

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