Every secret we confide in another person can be a burden to them
Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.
By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them. [Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.]
He feels all our sorrows, needs, and burdens as his own. That is why it is said that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ.
You don't want to burden some poor wretch with the entire story of your life.
In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another's good, and bearing one another's burdens.
If a warrior needs solace he simply chooses anyone and expresses to that person every detail of his turmoil. After all, the warrior is not seeking to be understood or helped; by talking he's merely relieving himself of his pressure.
The only care That I shall share Shall be the care of others, And on the road I'll halve the load Of overburdened brothers. I rather guess It's selfishness That drives me to such actions, For in this plan I find I can Forget my own distractions.
