When you labor for long hours with your hands, you develop calluses. This is your skin thickening to protect itself from future wear and tear. While calluses protect your hands from the world's many sharp and jagged edges, they also dull your ability to feel the things you want to feel. You try and run a callused hand along bed linens fresh out the dryer, and it's difficult to feel anything at all. You develop these same calluses on your heart and soul as you experience both pain and suffering on your life's journey. It's your way of protecting yourself from future wear and tear. But, it's worth remembering that calluses cut both ways. The cost of not feeling the bad... is not feeling the good.