The lay follower replied, “Sir, my dear and beloved only child has passed away. That’s why we came here in the middle of the day with wet clothes and hair.”

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

“Hosts of gods and most human beings are bound to what seems dear and pleasant. Gloomy and exhausted, they fall under the sway of the King of Death.

The diligent, who day and night give up what seems pleasant, dig out the root of gloom—Death’s bait so hard to escape.”

Heartfelt Sayings 2.8 Suppavāsā

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Kuṇḍiyā in the Kuṇḍadhāna Grove. Now at that time Suppavāsā the Koliyan had been pregnant for seven years, and in obstructed labor for seven days. While suffering painful, sharp, severe, acute feelings, three thoughts helped her endure: “Oh! The Blessed One is indeed a fully awakened Buddha, who teaches the Dhamma for giving up suffering such as this. Oh! The Saṅgha of the Buddha’s disciples is indeed practicing well, who practice for giving up suffering such as this. Oh! Extinguishment is so very blissful, where such suffering as this is not found.”