The lesson in being hurt

For every hurtful action people throw at us, be it physical or emotional, we receive two things: first, the Pain and second, the Lesson. Most often, we only receive the pain but leave the lesson. Most often, the lesson is powerful and more positively impactful than the pain. We have no control over what people do to us but we have the power to control how we respond. This is another great lesson in Stoicism.