No Pain, No Gain
"No pain, no gain." Many would praise the author of this saying for his wisdom in recognizing that pain is neccessary before great achievements will be made.
Without discipline, pain, and sweat, we will fail to achieve anything.
When we are fearful of the difficulty and pain of a task, we will tend to put it off or not give it our best effort. Truly, this will make us slothful and lazy. Just as a soldier must endure hardship, fear, and possibly death to accomplish his mission, so must we endure the difficulties of an action to accomplish our task. If the soldier were not willing to endure these trials, he would fail to accomplish his mission, and maybe cause his side to lose the battle.
Born in 1824, Stonewall Jackson lived his early life with much pain, work, and hardship. When he was a child, both his father and mother died, causing him to be forced to live with a cruel uncle and provide for himself. Because he went without a formal education, he had to work much harder than any other cadet at West Point. Yet, because of his work, he was able to accomplish much in his life, including being a magnificent general in the Civil War.
Rudyard Kipling, speaking of his home, wrote, "Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made by singing: -- 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade."
Because accomplishments do not come without some measure of pain, we must be ready to endure the pain if we wish to accomplish great acts.
Without discipline, pain, and sweat, we will fail to achieve anything.
When we are fearful of the difficulty and pain of a task, we will tend to put it off or not give it our best effort. Truly, this will make us slothful and lazy. Just as a soldier must endure hardship, fear, and possibly death to accomplish his mission, so must we endure the difficulties of an action to accomplish our task. If the soldier were not willing to endure these trials, he would fail to accomplish his mission, and maybe cause his side to lose the battle.
Born in 1824, Stonewall Jackson lived his early life with much pain, work, and hardship. When he was a child, both his father and mother died, causing him to be forced to live with a cruel uncle and provide for himself. Because he went without a formal education, he had to work much harder than any other cadet at West Point. Yet, because of his work, he was able to accomplish much in his life, including being a magnificent general in the Civil War.
Rudyard Kipling, speaking of his home, wrote, "Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made by singing: -- 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade."
Because accomplishments do not come without some measure of pain, we must be ready to endure the pain if we wish to accomplish great acts.
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