Reality Distortion

"By no means can we infer that our own trials are, like Job's, specially arranged by God to settle some decisive issue in the universe. But we can safely assume that our limited range of vision will in similar fasion distort reality. Pain narrows vision. The most private of sensations, it forces us to think of ourselves and little else."

-- Disappointment With God by Philip Yancey

Seen it countless times from people I know or people that they know. Always words of inner strength, unbelievable faith in the positive or an ever optimistic view. THEN one day these same people crumble in the most common of hurts, pains, disappointments and what not.

How so?

Some things are just unexplainable. It always seem like a "come on, you'll get over it" kind of thing when you are listening to other people talk about their experience. But when it comes to yourself, it always seem like "you don't understand what I'm going through".

Ironic actually, but always happens.