The Beauty of Challenges

ByMatthew

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trial. – Confucius

If everything is easy, nothing is valued.

If nothing is valued, life has little meaning.

A life without meaning is the greatest misery a human can know.

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Work hard.

Get your hands dirty.

Fail,* regularly.

Fall down and get back up.

Exhaust your resources and replenish them.

Work hard and get stronger.

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* There is no such thing as “failure;” every action produces a result. Results can be learned from, and grown from.

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