I do not normally get my theology from movie characters but this one was alright! ;-) Since I wrote about suffering the other day, I thought the Anne of Green Gables movie had something good to say on this:

"These trials and tribulations that pop up in our lives...serve a very useful purpose: they build character--as long as we can hold on to the lessons we've learned from our mistakes."
-Miss Stacy, in Anne of Green Gables