In a recent conference, Danion Vasile said that at some point he used to pray God to give him cancer (prostate cancer, to be precise), as someone else before him had. (a Saint, if I remember correctly) Talking to the priest to whom he confesses, the priest told him that’s not a good idea.
I think a better way of suffering is doing the right thing. It can be at times soooo booooring. But doing the right thing is of much better value to me than simply suffering.
For example, reading books can be difficult. Volunteering is not easy. Listening without interrupting is not simple. And so on.
If you have cancer, yes you suffer a lot, but what’s your merit? You only suffer, that’s it.
Reading books might not be cool, but it’s the important thing to do.
