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The dark reality to grow you must suffer

Writer's picture: Marcus NikosMarcus Nikos




this isn't to imply that we

should strive for suffering or uphold it

as a virtue but rather it's the very

fact that we've weathered storms

withstood unfavorable winds and

weathered crushing disappointments that

allows us to truly appreciate the peaks

of joy and the house on days of

Tranquility our understanding of

suffering often molds our perception of

happiness and the depth of our

appreciation for the Beautiful Moments

that life

offers it's not merely about the

quantity of suffering that one has faced

instead it's about comprehending the

weight of that pain and how it has

helped shape who we are and who we grow

to be all the hardships faced all the

sufferings endured serve to deepen our

understanding of

Happiness they add a heightened

intensity to our Beautiful Moments

allowing us to relish them more fully

experiencing them with a richness that

might not have been possible

otherwise perhaps you've tasted poverty

known what it's like to have no Penny to

your name to not be able to afford even

the bare necessities perhaps you've

experienced what it's like to graph to

your hands bleed to labor under the

scorching sun and in the freezing

cold these experiences they shape you

they build you and they push you towards

growth and then there's the struggle for

acceptance for human

connection the desire to be liked to be

loved often feels like an arduous

Journey you extend your hand in

friendship in love in kinship and

sometimes it's not taken the rejection

the lack of reciprocation it hurts it

can shatter your heart

but it is this very breaking that

increases your heart's capacity to love

to understand and to

grow it broadens your perspective open

your eyes to the reality that there's

more to life than just being the

smartest or the most

successful yes suffering is a harsh

reality it can be incredibly tough

threatening to pull us under with its

overwhelming Force it's a pain that can

feel unending

unbearable but remember we all live on

this side of

suffering we all reside in this

comforting box grounded by familiarity

and averse to change but it is through

pushing past these boundaries through

leaving the comfort of this box through

embracing the unavoidable suffering that

we truly

grow in our journey of life it's when

everything starts to happen that we

really find ourselves in

it it's a wonderful feeling when we know

how everything's going to turn

out but it's only a few Among Us the

brave who are willing to Journey on this

hard path of

suffering ask any of these brave souls

who have endured this suffering how they

feel now they will surely tell you about

the transformation of their mind about

the enormous growth they've experienced

in a short period of time their growth

exceeds that of an average person

because they were courageous enough to

go outside their comfort

zone because remember at the other end

of suffering there awaits greatness we

as humans are built to walk uphill to

face challenges headon to grow and

evolve but once you reach the Pinnacle

of the Hill it's important to stop take

a pause and appreciate the Majestic View

it's the uphill climb that truly

enriches us it's from the uphill climb

that we derive our

value now you might think almost all the

positive emotions we feel are

experienced in relation to a goal and in

some sense you would want a goal that

you can never

attain why so that you can always move

closer to it even as it recedes as you

move towards

it it might sound frustrating like the

myth of sypysus pushing the rock uphill

but it isn't because as you pursue that

lofty goal you evolve mature and put

yourself

together your life gets better rich and

more

abundant you should want your goals to

be above everything else that you're

doing continually moving towards

something that's more Sublime

better that's what life's about you're

here to live life fully not just to Pas

time in a state of

Slumber reflect on your trials and

tribulations you wouldn't have prayed

with such passion had you not been hurt

you wouldn't love with such fervor had

you not been hurt you've experienced

hatred and you refused to go down that

path the this is growth this is

evolution feelings may not have a lot to

do with it this is your dream this is

what you're going to do you're going to

do the things that you don't feel like

doing you're going to do the things you

don't want do you're going to do things

that do come easy to you that do not

come naturally to you you're going to

rise get up and do

it remember you can't live your life

based on

feelings you cannot let your feelings

dictate what you are or are not going to

do today that fire inside of you to make

it happen out there it won't ignite

until you go through the fire in

here it's about growth through suffering

about transformation through

trials leave everything on the field

because that's how life works when you

give your all you have the right to

expect the same in return it doesn't

work the other way around you can't give

a half-hearted effort and expect

anything but a mediocre life in

return remember my friend the path is

never easy running 12 miles a day

pushing through hundreds of push-ups

lifting weights daily managing two jobs

stepping out of my comfort zone it's not

always

easy but it's worth it if you think it's

about Fitness or money you're mistaken

it boils down to one key point the

mentality the mentality to persevere no

matter what life throws at you

challenges shouldn't be taken

lightly if it's easy it's not

rewarding many people seek the easy way

out and celebrate unearned achievements

but true success comes from overcoming

obstacles it's the bitter trials the

disappointments the failures that your

fuel when you finally reach your goal

and if you do stumble and fall you've

already tasted the ground and you know

you won't stay down because you

understand what it feels like and you

know how to rise again understand this

life is Relentless and you should be too

fight back against your failures your

doubts Never

Surrender keep standing up keep fighting

never lay down these are the principles

we should all live

by every individual who has experienced

the agony of being crushed once knows

the Deep unforgiving sensation

associated with

it if you think you can break me yet

again think twice one of the undeniable

truths of existence is that suffering is

timeless it is not bound by an

expiration date it's unyieldingly

persistent and doesn't discriminate

based on your skin color whether you're

black or white it doesn't care whether

you're economically weak or financially

robust it remains indifferent about your

upbringing your Origins and your Social

Status suffering refuses to cease its

Relentless Pursuit it stays with you

constantly testing your

metal indeed it hurts the pain is

undeniable when we're lifting these

weights pushing ourselves to the Limit

striving for that elusive goal the

discomfort is palpable it's a daunting

burdensome Endeavor that leaves us

sweating bleeding crying and

suffering but let's remember on the

other side of suffering the rewarding

Triumph

awaits as humans we often get caught up

in the anguish of the present we get

consumed by how much we're hurting in

the now overlooking the potential joy

that the future holds post Agony but

what after the physical

toll what after the sweat the blood the

tears after the catharsis of crying

everything out there's a moment of

realization a moment where we understand

that we can harness this pain we can

turn it into our

advantage the question arises at what

age should you have everything figured

out for the majority of us the normal

people gaining full clarity ities of

process it is a journey it takes time as

you need to mature and grow life throws

curveballs at you and if your dreams are

colossal enough you're probably not the

person right now who can fulfill them

nevertheless you persist you keep moving

forward doing what needs to be done

while simultaneously realizing that with

time you're

evolving you're gaining invaluable

knowledge accumulating experiences and

witnessing personal

growth do I still face struggles you ask

my answer is a resounding yes that's

what makes makes me relatable I don't

claim to have all the answers I don't

assert that I have everything figured

out I stand a shoulder with everyone

else experiencing the same hurdles the

same

dilemas all too often people are Swift

to judge your abilities they make Hasty

assessments about your

potential they weren't there with you

through the

hardship they didn't witness the

sleepless nights you spent working on

your

dreams they didn't see the pain you

endured the trauma you survived and the

tears you shed they didn't pick you up

when you were down you

did so what gives them the right to

assess you they remain oblivious to your

true capabilities my

friend they cannot fathom what you're

capable of achieving they simply don't

know what you can

do sure it's all about finding that

strength within yourself that

indomitable spirit that always finds a

way to keep moving forward because the

truth is no one else has a say in your

journey when you're the one who has

clawed your way out of the darkest

depths when you're the one who has

brought yourself back to the light my

friend outside or simp simply don't have

a say in your Affairs so you continue

moving we all have our crosses to bear

we all have our own battles to fight and

yes that includes me as

well I'm going to impart you with a

little wisdom here when you're giving

everything you have when you're putting

your all into becoming the best version

of yourself there's always going to be

some form of challenge some adversary

trying to snatch that Triumph away from

[Music]

you the most effective way you can

confront this is by holding on to your

faith it's not about what specifically

you believe in what's important is that

it's something positive

something that will carry you through

the

storm now just think about this for a

moment what if you could harness pain as

your fuel imagine if pain could act as

your passport to New Beginnings and New

Paths picture if pain had the power to

push you to condition you to ready you

for the rooms you're going to walk into

the tables where you'll be seated the

stages you will boldly

stand consider if this hardship could

actually make you better if it could

build you up strengthen your muscles

inspire you to reach even higher to LEAP

further to run with greater

speed what if pain could be your

greatest

Ally what if pain in all its raw and

unfiltered form isn't here to hurt you

but to help

you even as I stand here sick and weary

that isn't enough to stop the journey to

Halt the

progression because in a world where

everyone seems so content to stay within

their comfort zones why don't you be the

one to challenge that

Norm why don't you be the one to take on

the daunting

task why don't you be the one to never

surrender the one who keeps pushing

forward the one who never

stops why don't you be the one who

refuses to be just another face in the

crowd but instead be the one to stand

out to be more to Rise Above the Rest

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