³² Do Not Abandon Your Assurance.^[a] Remember the days gone by when, after you had been enlightened,^[b] you endured a difficult struggle filled with suffering. ³³ Sometimes you were publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes you were companions of those who were treated in the same way. ³⁴ You not only had compassion upon those who were in prison but also cheerfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you realized that you possessed something better and more lasting.