where did that last post come from?

came across this just now:

Human relationships are and always will
be a source of suffering. Even when we
change our surroundings we do not change our
soul with its responsiveness, nor the nature of
our fellow beings, who are so often the cause of
our sufferings. Life is too strong for us, and we
must take it as a powerful force coming from
God, and find him in it. To kiss His hand,
whether it caresses or wounds, is the only true
wisdom.

They Speak by Silences, A Carthusian

[seeing human relationships in terms of suffering is perhaps a little bit Buddhist though.]