> As you get older, you have time to see others experience pain and also play through enough hypothetical scenarios that you can find meaning in your own suffer

> As you get older, you have time to see others experience pain and also play through enough hypothetical scenarios that you can find meaning in your own suffering. This, I believe, is one of the secrets to being happy. It is why we often hear stories of resilient cancer survivors and mountaineers who never gave up. Finding purpose and meaning in your suffering is what makes it bearable. I think this is what the McAdams is describing when he speaks about "redemption stories".