Pain taught the speaker about self-confidence, self-worth, and inner greatness. They argue that chasing only pleasure leads to self-destruction, while embracing adversity reveals true character and builds tomorrow's strength.
The best mentor I ever had in my life taught me everything about myself, taught me how to gain self-confidence, taught me how to gain self-worth, taught me how to gain self-respect, showed me who I really was on the inside and the greatness that I possessed. Greatest mentor I ever had was pain. See, a lot of us don't even see pain this way. We don't realize that a lot of our self-destructive behaviors are motivated by pain avoidance. We don't want to feel pain. We want feel pleasure more than we want to feel pain. And see, if you take pleasure beyond a certain point, it becomes painful. And that's why we choose to avoid short-term pleasure for long-term self-respect. So many people don't look at pain as the trial ground. They don't look at pain as the foundation from which confidence, self-worth, self-respect, and truly finding and discovering your greatness is learned. Adversity is always going to do two things. It's going to reveal the true nature of your character and your willpower to preserve that character. How bad do you really want to see and experience the other side of that? What's on the other side of your pain is greatness. There's so much light in the darkness, guys. I cannot even tell you. I'd be more afraid of who I'd be today had I not gone through all that pain and chose to have that type of relationship with it. Never waste a good struggle because the struggles of your today can and will be the strength of your tomorrow if you choose.
