Love & Kidney Stones

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I'm reading this book, A Vindication of Love, and the author talks about how we need to experience great heartache if we're going to experience great joy. I resist this idea, but I have to admit its parallel in the physical world. Jay got back from his kidney stone surgery today and was in quite a bit of pain. He took some Dilaudit, and in about a half hour it kicked in. And there is truly no joy like the joy of relief after you've experienced physical pain.
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