Why Being Hurt Is A Sign You Are Still Alive

During a quiet moment of reflection, this message came to me — one that supported me deeply through both my lows and highs. This audio is not a meditation, but a perspective shift.

The title may sound unusual: “Why Would Someone Be Thankful To Be Hurt?”

Pain is proof that you are alive. When a part of the body goes numb, it loses vitality. Without sensation, there is no signal. Without signal, there is no awareness. If there were no pain at all, that would not be peace — it would be lifelessness.

In this reflective talk, Bobby explores how emotional pain can become a teacher rather than an enemy — especially when expectations are not met, loved ones disappoint us, emotions feel overwhelming, or old wounds resurface.

Instead of suppressing discomfort, this session invites you to understand it — to see pain as feedback, not failure.

Sometimes growth does not arrive as comfort. Sometimes it arrives as discomfort, asking to be understood.

Transcript

This moment, I am alive, That is the reason I am thankful. People have struggled with oxygen cylinders, People have had loved ones disappear, Before their very eyes, From the hospital bed to utter silences. Glad you and I can still hear the laughter, The tantrums and the tears. Glad you can still be scolded and bear the crankiness of your near. Some today just have pictures of those memories. Like Denzel Washington says, While you are still alive, You still have a chance. Now when you have time, May I urge you, Ditch that hurt, That vengeance, That anger from your heart. May I request you, Welcome life and all its unfairness. Welcome happiness and all its allies, Sorrow, Trouble, Pain and life. If it still pains, You are still breathing. If it hurts, You are still alive and let me remind you, Aren't you alive for a reason? Signing off, Bobby D'souza.