. ▁A ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁strong ▁in ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁hope ▁looks ▁upon ▁everything ▁that ▁comes ▁along — even ▁mistakes ▁and ▁serious ▁fail ures — as ▁being ▁a ▁chance ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁missed ." ▁ ▁From ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁S uffer ing : ▁" The ▁Christian ▁ideal ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁G eth sem ane : ▁our ▁Lord ▁asking ▁that ▁the ▁suffering ▁might ▁pass ▁from ▁him , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁being ▁ready ▁to ▁bear ▁it ▁if ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁Father ' s ▁will ." ▁ ▁From ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁S uffer ing : ▁" The ▁sain ts ▁fl inch ▁as ▁instinct ively ▁as ▁others ▁when ▁the ▁cross ▁comes ▁along , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁their ▁fl inch ing ▁to ▁ups et ▁their ▁pers pect ives ." ▁ ▁" All ▁I ▁can ▁say ▁is ▁that ▁had ▁I ▁been ▁health y ▁all ▁my ▁life ▁I ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁pray ed ▁[ so ▁well ] ▁or ▁put ▁myself ▁in ▁God ' s ▁hands ; ▁and ▁had ▁I ▁been ▁better ▁looking ▁I ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁escaped ▁situations ▁which ▁the ▁more ▁hand some ▁of ▁my ▁friends ▁got ▁themselves ▁involved ▁in ." ▁ ▁When ▁discuss ing ▁people ' s ▁fear ▁of ▁death ▁with ▁Ron ald ▁Kno x : ▁" One ▁cl ings , ▁and ▁I ▁can ' t ▁think ▁why . ▁You ▁would ▁have ▁thought ▁anyone ▁would ▁prefer ▁heaven ▁to ▁fruit ▁ju ice ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E gypt ian ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : B ened ict ine