so this is suffering/heartbreak
loneliness goes beyond physical isolation; it's also the profound sense of emotional disconnection we feel from those around us. those surface-level conversations that leave you craving something deeper, the feeling of not being truly seen or heard, and the sting of having your heartfelt bids for connection dismissed or rejected.
ayandastood • Good Listeners
God knows this about us, that we need Him to become like Him. So in response to our need, He prunes the branches. A trial here. Some suffering there. So that we can be refined by the fire and made holy because of it.
Jackie Hill Perry • Upon Waking
Even on His dying day, He met with God about a cup, and while it was poured, He spoke with God on a cross (Matt. 26:39; 27:46).
Jackie Hill Perry • Upon Waking
The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.
-Alfred North Whitehead
Ayishat Akanbi • Sentences That Have Shaped Me
I think unaffected as opposed to untouched is a better definition of youth. There is a persistent resilience, intentional or not, of a youthful spirit.