I think this is just a religious twist on the basic human coping mechanism of finding the benefit in negative and painful experiences. I've seen some things that were extremely painful and nearly destroyed me, but I've often found myself being thankful for the person I have become due to those experiences. If I got to do life over again with the ability to change things, of course I would eliminate those painful experiences, but I cannot deny that they have been beneficial in some respects. I embrace those benefits to help me cope with those experiences, and I think this is what this woman is doing, only she is doing it in a religious manner.
Also, I have seen no evidence of brainwashing.
Also, I have seen no evidence of brainwashing.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
