As a young man i lost my family. I've experienced the kind of brutal violence and horrific perversion that is normally only seen in third world countries with very corrupt governments.
It is with this experience that i tell you, beyond any doubt, that all suffering has a reason.
All suffering exists for a purpose. To accelerate growth in specific stages of consciousness. Its like the pressure of a hammer that forges the sword.
When life is slamming your face and forming you.... it can be a very difficult and brutal experience. Yet it is for a purpose, to give us the form to fulfill our chosen path.
Remember that. Even the worst acts and the most evil of people serve the will of the eternal.
In that memory, you can find forgiveness, and through that, peace. Which will lead you to your happiness.... if you truly seek that.
I strongly recommend letting go of your attachments to suffering and feeling abused and tormented.
I have found that peace exists even in the darkest and most terrifying of places. You can find it, wherever you are.
If you do find this peace... it will walk with you for the rest of your living experience and nothing will be able to phase you or stop you from fulfilling your purpose.
Photo credit to Alex Grey.