Pain and Strength

When I was at Disneyland a few years back with the family, I saw a Marine wearing a shirt with this written across the back:

PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY

This has kinda stuck with me in the back of my mind since then.  I've often reflected if this slogan, in some way, can apply to chiropractic care.  When a person experiences pain, does he or she become a stronger person because of it?  Like the Marine who abuses his or her body to become a soldier of great strength, does anyone who experiences pain automatically get to have some weakness run out the back door?

Maybe if the pain is self-inflicted for a higher purpose.

Maybe if there is perserverance despite the pain.

Maybe if the pain teaches patience.  Instills wisdom. 

But perhaps, after all, this is only just a catchy t-shirt slogan that does not really merit such contemplation.

Still, I ask, through chiropractic, can I strive to help my patients take that pain and take whatever subluxated weakness underlying the hurt may be, and work the adjustment to help transform that pain into strength?

Weaknesses into strength (because of, in spite of, through...) PAIN?