Yes. Sometimes a thing hurts less and more than expected, at the same time. This is just life. We are slaves to our preferences as much as anything else, and it is good to remember that we have some control over how we suffer. If we see things clearly, as they are and not through our own flawed lenses — well, that is something, isn’t it?
It is something.
Enough soapboxing. Slash and be slashed, more life.