http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4269161

This is good. My one pushback is that the idea of selection still comes through in this perspective: What pain do I WANT? The idea should be refined to reflect that we should take a benefit out of whatever pain comes our way. This would be a lot more consistent with real life in a very real and often unfeeling, if not cruel, world. We may even change our perspective on, thus changing the definition of, pain that is useless. Useless pain is pain with little to no practical lesson; it is neither instructive nor directive.

I get the point of the article that we need to experience pain at higher levels to correspond with our desired happiness, but that thought should be extended to reflect that boundless joys can come only from limitless, or at least limitless exposure to, tribulation – not preselection. What lessons can I learn from ANY and ALL pain that comes my way? That’s an even better, more realistic, and more beneficial approach.