A vocation which involves constantly observing and hearing the difficulties of an individual or communities life can be daunting. The individual serving as a case manager, resource specialist, or average volunteer, if consistent in his or her participation, will eventually experience some level of psychological, emotional, or physical impact. Suffering prompts internal reflections on a very difficult world. We begin to ask questions on “Why did this happen to her and not me?” The emotionally intuitive will suffer under the weight of his own gift of being able to easily empathize with the suffering of another, internalizing a sadness or even a bitterness which was never his own. Suffering which is external and not deserved can have a significant impact on the life of another. Yet difficulty can also serve as a tool to sharpen and refine the character and skill of a human being.
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