Life is a learning process and the school of hard knocks is a great teacher. Pleasure and comfort don't build character -- adversity does! Once you acquire your Masters in Adversity, you will be prepared for the worst of situations.
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being a slave to fewer slaves, to getting clothes only for their real purpose, and to living more modest quarters. — Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 9.3b
This is a wonderful time to be alive. There have never been more opportunities for more people to accomplish more of their goals, both personally and professionally, than exist today And if anything, our situation is getting better and better with each passing year.
One day the sun and a cave struck up a conversation. The sun had trouble understanding what "dark" and "dank" meant and the cave didn't quite get the hang of "light and clear" so they decided to change places. The cave went up to the sun and said, "Ah, I see, this is beyond wonderful. Now come down and see where I have been living." The sun went down to the cave and said, "Gee, I don't see any difference."
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
