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# [A Reflection on Pain and Survival.](https://blog.ahmadwkhan.com/a-reflection-on-pain-and-survival?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

“Pain is the price we pay for meaning.”

Apr 29, 2025 · 5 min read · blog.ahmadwkhan.com  
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[anonmouse](https://hashnode.com/@anonymous00)

[Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-reflection-on-pain-and-survival/68113ba68c1c97ea74f9e6e7/comment/6ae01975aa11a9bb89a4d0f5)

this is exquisite in a way that only true experience can produce...thanks for this...wish this could be a briefing that appeared in a dream for anyone newly injured or sickened...sorry you had to suffer thru such a trial...sad and absurd that some accidents and health failings could be prevented societally if the will and cooperation were there

[Ahmad W Khan](https://hashnode.com/@AhmadWKhan)

[Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-reflection-on-pain-and-survival/68113ba68c1c97ea74f9e6e7/comment/6ae01975aa11a9bb89a4d0f5#reply-6ae1017931ef061d6e010fdc)

if writing about it can help someone feel a little less unprepared or alone when facing something similar, then sharing it, was worthwhile. And I agree with your point about the societal dimension of suffering...some of what we endure need not be inevitable.