pain to power

Sometimes it would seem that life is not altogether fair, it would seem that crises chase some people no matter where they have run to.  I am beginning to realise that i would far prefer to have challenge after challenge thrown at me so that i can score the character building bonuses that go with that.  Often, crappy situations form a bigger, better person and that result is more than worth the sacrifice of suffering for a while.  The bigger the issue, the stronger the character - a wealth of pain offers a wealth of wisdom, wisdom you may very well never have access to through any other way....