What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?” Because that seems to be a greater determinant of how our lives turn out. - Mark Manson

What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?

What pain do you want in your life?

Much as the pain of touching a hot stove teaches you not to touch it again, the sadness of being alone teaches you not to do the things that made you feel so alone again. Emotions are simply biological signals designed to nudge you in the direction of beneficial change. Look,

The best moments of your life won’t look like the best moments of your life while they’re happening.

I wanted the reward and not the struggle. I wanted the result and not the process. I was in love not with the fight but only the victory.
And life doesn't work that way.