Is it possible that one would suffer because of one’s cultural programming mixed with one's toxic past and how it might've wired the brain and yet some day through an awakening one could rise above it all? This much is clear— the human heart pulses with serenity and happiness even as storms pass by. There may be clouds on the outside but there's blue sky on the inside. Many of the mystics say before enlightenment, they  identify  with the clouds. After enlightenment, they identify with the sky.