Problem with Pain

Was reading from the book written by C.S. Lewis - just the first chapter, on the problem of pain.

Pain - is universal. It transcends culture, age, continents, time, etc. Everyone, at one point of their life, will undergo the experience of pain. Be it emotional pain or physical pain.

It is really difficult to explain pain, or define pain. In fact, it is impossible. No one person can really say that my pain is greater than yours (with a standard). It is subjective to threshold.

As the author aptly says, it is just his thoughts on the issue of pain that he is writing about, and he is open to ridicule if it looks dumb. Even the great C.S. Lewis had to give a statement like this.

The author and perfector of faith went through the greatest pain in all history. Seeing His created torturing Him. Yet, through His death, He paid the ransom for the created to be saved.

Christianity, really doesn't bring a clear understanding of pain. Indeed, it also has pain in it. It all depends on whether we want to see that how pain comes about - the fall of mankind from the days of Adam & Eve.

O what a pain!