Why does longing hurt so much? I am referring to the longing for the Divine and for the Infinity. Where have we come from?

Question - Gurudev, why does longing hurt so much? I am referring to the longing for the Divine and for the Infinity. Where have we come from?

Gurudev Sri Sri - Love and hurt are very close and go hand in hand. When you love someone, then you do get hurt sometimes. It happens this way, and we have to live through it. So do not run away from it. Getting hurt is a part of love. Today somebody came and told me, 'My son is like this, my son is like that; he is not listening to me. See, it is only natural. The mother has done so much for the child and when the child does not listen to her at all, she feels so hurt. When there is love, it also sometimes brings pain. But to be afraid of pain and to stop loving, and shutting down completely is foolishness, which a lot of people do. To stop being in love because it hurts at times is not an intelligent decision at all. It is the most foolish thing that one can ever do. But those who sail through that little pinch and move on, will get the real, blissful love.