Suffering and Happiness are Intertwined

A few words from the book I am reading, "The art of hearing heartbeats" - I thought were worth sharing.

Life is a gift -

Suffering and happiness are inextricably intertwined. Any attempt to have one without the other was simply bound to fail.
Life is interwoven with suffering. That in every life, without exception, illnesses are unavoidable. That we will age and that we cannot elude death. These are the laws and conditions of human existence. Laws that apply to everyone, everywhere in the world regardless of how dramatically times might change. There is no power that can release a person from pain or from sadness one might feel as a result of that insight - unless it be that person himself.
A person's greatest treasure is the wisdom in his own heart.
The true essence of things is invisible to the eye.
Our sensory organs love to lead us astray and eyes are the most deceptive of all. We rely too heavily on them. We believe that we see the world around us, and yet it is only the surface we perceive. We must learn to grasp the true nature of things; their substance and eyes are rather a hindrance than a help in that regard. They distract us. we live to be dazzled.
               “Karuna Sachdeva Chander”