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April 24, 2026 133 views

By David Kala

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Lief is a teacher! He who spends the night on the funeral grounds is in an ideal position to tell the story of the cold night. Yet, it is often the struggles and hardships that shape our understanding and resilience. Those who endure the darkest moments can emerge with insights that illuminate the path forward for others.


Come here! That line hits - He who spends the night on the funeral grounds — you can't fake that kind of knowing. The cold, the silence, the weight of it. You don’t read your way into that wisdom. You live through it.


Check this out! Breakthroughs do not always arrive on a silver platter. Breakthroughs born from struggle have a different texture. I won't mince words with this. They’re not polished or theoretical. They’re solidly earned. And because they cost something, they carry something: credibility, depth, a way of seeing that shortcut-seekers never get. Someone will not understand!


The people who’ve walked through the dark often become lamps for the rest of us. Not because they set out to be, but because survival taught them where the pitfalls are and where the ground is solid. Those unfortunate ones who fail in their quest end up with frustrations beyond measure and before you know it gone too soon. Sad!


Upon a sober reflection its being summed up in this saying - Service to mankind is service to God — that ties it together. If your night on the funeral grounds gives you a map for someone else’s darkness, then the pain wasn’t wasted. It got transmuted. Yeahhh! It is what it is!

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