les miserable - a person who had been brought down by grace will have this traumatic tranquility.
jean valjean was released from prison, and bishop myriel took care of him. but valjean one day, stole something from the bishop and ran away. he later caught by the police. but when he is caught, the bishop said, "oh i gave the gold to him, he was not stealing from me"
after hearing this, here is what happens to jean valjean. a strange emotion opposed to the hardness he acquired in prison. he preceived with dismay that the frightful calm which the injustice of his misfortune had conffered upon him was giving way. this celestial kindess was a formidable attack he had ever addressed.
we boast, self righteous. jean valjean feel his unjust suffering make a frightful calm, and the grace that he had experienced, he knew was formidable challenge. grace humbles him, but if he accept is, he knew he healed to the grace, he obliged to renouce hatred that the action of so many man had haunted him.
grace traumatizes you because grace said, no more boasting. grace ocme and said, you are like that.