Omar Zenhom argues that problems and stress are actually beneficial. He uses examples like stairs and mobility to show how struggle builds strength, and says pride comes from overcoming challenges, not from wishing them away.
Don't wish for an easy life. Don't wish that you had no problems. The fact that you actually have problems and you have stress is a gift. If you have no problems and no stresses, then you're not living, you're probably dead, or you are on your way to death if you haven't got any challenges in your life whatsoever. They've actually done studies that people live at the top of a hill, you know, and the shops are down the bottom, live longer than people that live on the flat ground. People that have stairs actually have more mobility than people that don't have stairs. So a lot of people go, you know, going into their old age. I'm going to get a house without stairs. That's the worst thing you could do, get a house with stairs. Like, you want stress. You want to put your body under pressure. Wish for a life full of highs and lows and challenges and stress, because it all is important. And you look back on your life and the things that you're most proud of are the times when you've had to overcome the most amount of struggle.
