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           Butthetruthisfarlessinterestingthananyoftheseexplanations.Thetruthis,IthoughtIwantedsomething,butitturnsoutIdidn’t.Endofstory.

           Iwantedtherewardandnotthestruggle.Iwantedtheresultandnottheprocess.Iwasinlovewithnotthefightbutonlythevictory.

           Andlifedoesn’tworkthatway.

           Whoyouareisdefinedbywhatyou’rewillingtostrugglefor.Peoplewhoenjoythestrugglesofagymaretheoneswhoruntriathlonsandhavechiseledabsandcanbench-pressasmallhouse.Peoplewhoenjoylongworkweeksandthepoliticsofthecorporateladderaretheoneswhoflytothetopofit.Peoplewhoenjoythestressesanduncertaintiesofthestarvingartistlifestyleareultimatelytheoneswholiveitandmakeit.

           Thisisnotaboutwillpowerorgrit.Thisisnotanotheradmonishmentof“nopain,nogain.”Thisisthemostsimpleandbasiccomponentoflife:ourstrugglesdetermineoursuccesses.Ourproblemsbirthourhappiness,alongwithslightlybetter,slightlyupgradedproblems.

           See:it’sanever-endingupwardspiral.Andifyouthinkatanypointyou’reallowedtostopclimbing,I’mafraidyou’remissingthepoint.Becausethejoyisintheclimbitself.