Is the suffering worth it

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Then you don't know much, do you?

Shame is bearable.  Shame is definite.  Shame is informative.  Fear...well....that's just running the other way when you hear a loud noise.

Your fear can be used to cause your shame. I'm guessing there's alot of shame in your life.

Shame is enjoyable, perhaps even addictive. Fear isn't enjoyable at all. And that's what makes shame worse than fear.

These things exist as necessary complements. Shame is what gives us a sense of pride, and fear is what allows us to have courage. As Heinlein put it, 'A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. He is also a fool.'

Boru