We all experience pain. This pain is a sensation of being alive and also a sensation for survival. Of course, it’s hard to call the pain from severe toothache, gout, shingles, acute appendicitis, kidney stones, or complex regional pain syndrome a sensation for survival. However, such pain is at least a signal that there is something wrong with our body. Pain felt in an abnormal way is also a warning signal from the body.

Yes, indeed.

Pain helps us detect danger. It makes us pay attention to the painful area, reflecting on what we’ve overlooked or ignored. A dead body does not feel pain. Hansen’s disease, known as leprosy, is particularly frightening because it leads to the loss of pain sensation. Pain might be a message from our living soul. Before taking painkillers, how about pausing for a moment?