Project Gutenberg 2019-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 98 Everett, Leo, Mrs. 1921 Everett, Caroline Kane Mills Everett, Mrs. Leo Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. 21001052 The privilege of pain Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Privilege of Pain" by Mrs. Leo Everett is an inspirational non-fiction book written in the early 20th century. The book explores the idea that pain and suffering, often seen as purely negative experiences, can lead to personal growth, profound creativity, and significant achievements in various fields. Through a variety of historical examples, Mrs. Everett argues that many remarkable individuals, including artists, philosophers, soldiers, and saints, found strength and purpose despite, or perhaps because of, their physical or mental limitations. In this work, Mrs. Everett compiles numerous anecdotes and historical accounts of notable figures, illustrating how their experiences with pain shaped their lives and careers. Examples include the creative struggles of poets like Keats and the perseverance of mental giants like Helen Keller. The book aims to empower those experiencing pain, suggesting that such experiences can unlock hidden potential, foster resilience, and lead to profound contributions to society and humanity at large. Ultimately, Mrs. Everett makes a compelling case for understanding pain not merely as a burden but as a potentially transformative privilege that can fuel greatness in the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Suffering BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 147934 147815 2025-01-23T10:53:56.175813 2023-09-25T08:26:15.785608 text/html text/html 144598 2019-01-13T09:30:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 166486 2019-01-13T09:30:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 202855 2025-01-23T10:54:00.038834 application/epub+zip 200963 2025-01-23T10:53:56.962866 application/epub+zip 144114 2025-01-23T10:53:56.562829 application/epub+zip 242294 2025-01-23T10:54:02.545320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219449 2025-01-23T10:53:59.636828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162901 2022-09-26T16:13:32.901514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127935 127732 2025-01-23T10:53:55.902815 2023-09-25T08:26:15.530643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127836 2019-01-13T09:30:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 50302 2019-01-13T09:30:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20561 2025-01-23T10:54:02.678345 application/rdf+xml 15592 2025-01-23T10:53:56.639826 image/jpeg 2844 2025-01-23T10:53:56.601808 image/jpeg 168153 2025-01-23T10:53:56.192837 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia