Our hour of pain

What is pain? There are many kinds of pain, and discussing the nuances of the types of pain could take up many postings. I do plan to discuss evaluating the types of pain further, but first I think I need to address the most usual ways of treating pain because that is all that a person who is in pain is really concerned about. Pain, especially physical pain can be all encompassing to the person who is in its grip. Victor Hugo said "swiftly runs the sands of time except in our hour of pain."