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Fear of Discomfort Is More Paralyzing than Physical Paralysis
Aug 11, 2026
Physical paralysis is tragic. But there is something even more crippling: the fear of discomfort. Dennis Prager explains that a generation taught to avoid hardship will never discover its own strength. Growth requires struggle. Character is forged through adversity. The greatest obstacle in life is often not suffering itself, but the fear of suffering.





