Do you know the limit of your endurance?
One thing that makes it so difficult to experience empathy for another is how we measure endurance. Whether it be pain tolerance, fatigue resistance, etc., it is hard to accurately relate to what another person truly deals with given the same situation.
One person may break a leg and still find the endurance it takes to run. Another with the same break may find a single step beyond what they can endure.
One runner may run till they are gasping for breath and claim they can run no more. Another may run till they fall unconscious, or till their heart bursts.
Most of us have stated at some point that a particular task is something we can't do. Often, the reality is simply that we couldn't do it and remain within the boundaries of what we are willing to go through.
Have you ever reached the true limit of your endurance?
How much of endurance is physical: my arms are too short, my bones are brittle, I have arthritis. How much is mental: mind over matter, giving up is not an option, one more step. How much is determined by need, by fear, by faith?
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