Pain = punishment?

I’ve managed to hurt myself more in the past 2 days than I have done in the last six months. I’ve cut a finger, badly bruised the same finger on my other hand and burned my thumb; it might not sound all that bad but it hurts!!

During a chat with my dad I happened to say ‘do you think this is all a punishment for something I may have done?’ and dad said ‘it might be, but imagine if you wasn’t on the path you’re on; it may have been much worse..’

It made me think and be thankful for Maharaaj’s kirpa, if They hadn’t got me on this path then only They know how much more pain I could have been in (and the thought it of that is scary).