“THE judgment of the world differs greatly from this. The world knows no greater evil than sickness; for the children of the world think of nothing but the enjoyment of every pleasure and the gratification of every desire; and because they know that it will be of no benefit and satisfaction to them to possess the whole world and to be sick at the same time, and therefore prevented from making use of and enjoying it, they look upon sickness as the greatest evil in the world. But if we form a right judgment of it, we will find that it is frequently the best thing that can befall man, for it opens his eyes and discovers to him the danger to which his salvation is exposed. In many cases sickness is more beneficial than health.”

— “The Sickness of the Body is a Blessing to the Soul“

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Hurricane Betsy writes:

When the mind [soul] suffers, the body cries out.
—- Cardinal Lamberto in Godfather III.

Laura writes:

True, but many sicknesses are not caused by suffering of the soul. They are part of the human condition, our common lot as a fallen race, but we can turn sickness into gold.

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