Pain

At the moment I am suffering some discomfort (pain).
I am a 14th century medieval reenactor. It is now our off season and as a result I have not worn armour for 2 months. Last weekend however I did so for a charity gig and now my muscles are complaining.
Likewise spiritually I have been dormant. Now I am reengaging with the creator and the process is somewhat uncomfortable.
Pain is a necessary sensation, it lets us now one of two things, either something is wrong or work is being done and sometimes both at the same time. It can also be self inflicted due to a lack of wisdom. While the experience is not enjoyable I know that the end result will be to my benefit. Healing is a painful experience, wisdom is what we need to avoid making the same painful mistakes.