"It is destined that some people can only learn from their own mistakes. If one would talk to them, they would not comprehend. People like this learn on the path of suffering.

"When there is something in your life that causes you suffering, know that God is preventing you from taking a wrong turn. When a trial comes, Providence is sending it knowing about the great evii which could fo11ow. In order that you are not befallen by evil, Providence sends a smaller suffering.

"Each failure is a future success. This is to say that there is something to work for.

"Suffering represents a great Divine Science: without it, man cannot learn; it brings Knowledge.

"When trees are planted close together, they grow thin and tall; when they are planted apart at a greater distance, they grow strong and full. The same is true with people. Under difficult conditions they become idealistic; when they are placed under normal conditions, they become materialistic.

"In Nature, there exists a Law: as long as you have not cried, you cannot grow. Either you need to cry, or someone else needs to cry for you. If you cry for someone, you are helping him. People consider weeping as a weakness, but it is not. There does not exist a single being who has never wept.

"Suffering is the roots. Be glad for the roots. The branches are the joy. Be glad for the branches. There is no tree without roots. In this way, suffering and joy complement each other. However, the fruit of the tree is the Divine World.

"It is not that we want suffering, but it is a necessity. Suffering represents plowing, joys - sowing. Suffering must be transformed into joy. That which has been sown must sprout. Ordinary men suffer as well as great men, but with the difference: when an ordinary man suffers, he becomes embittered; yet the great man suffers and progresses. In all of life's trials, man must serve God alone, the One Idea alone; and if he does not give in to the temptation and trials, he will come to know himself."