If you fall from the tree and hit yourself, it hurts. We all know that. But If our culture was different and we understood pain to be growth, would it still hurt as much?
People like to say "Pain is Weakness leaving the body." Others similarly say "No Pain, No Gain." Granted this may be true here but what if there was no growth without pain in any facet, ever? Or maybe, that's already true, we just refuse to acknowledge it. Or we have become so desensitized we no longer see it.
Haven't you ever noticed your hair hurts just a bit when you comb it. Or how when you learn a new skill the frustration of learning it stung a little.
Anything worth doing is worth getting hurt for. So maybe sadness should not accompany pain. Rejection neither. In sports terms... the Yankees have 27 World Series. They are in love with winning. Being the best. The flipside? It's 27 out of 40 attempts... Since 1913. The Cowboys, Have 5 Super Bowls. Out of 8 tries. Since 1960. That being said, there will be more pain, but the joy will be that much sweeter once you are there.
Keep on trying. It's okay to hurt. It's okay to be sad. But bounce back and grow from it. Make it apart of you.
When you finally win, it will be that much sweeter.
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