Thank you, for your thoughtful comment; I’m grateful my post resonated with you.
I’m also fond of Nietzsche’s famous aphorism: That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
The stronger we are, paradoxically, the more tender and open-hearted.
Here’s another fine quote by Nietzsche (that is lesser-known) on this subject:
Great pain, the long slow pain that takes its time... compels us to descend to our ultimate depths... it makes us more profound... ennobles
Totally, and well, thanks for the knowledge. Two of Nietzsche's spotless thoughts. Indeed, our best teachers are our wounds.