How to Benefit from Your Suffering [Hikam 105]

"To soften for you the suffering of affliction, He has taught you that He is the One who causes trials to come upon you. For the one who confronts you with His decrees of Fate is the same who has accustomed you to His good choice." [Hikam 105] No doubt during moments of blessings and comfort a person acknowledges the graciousness and kindness of the Creator, but what is the emotion when a hardship or a difficulty strikes? The following talk helps the aspirant to understand that both states are in the control of the All Wise and mentioned are three benefits one may receive as a result of being tested.