That belief proved true while I hiked across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. It's an ancient pilgrimage route ending inside a Roman Catholic cathedral.
I contended with blisters, rainstorms, sleep deprivation, just to name a few. At one hostel in Castile Leon, half of the toilet seat was missing. And yes, I sat upon it.
Discomfort is appropriate on a pilgrimage. By exercising self denial on a journey to a shrine, we demonstrate to God the sincerity of our devotion to him.
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