Have you considered that some of your greatest heartaches and hardships might actually be the best things that ever happened to you in the long run?

There is a greater perspective of hardship in the lives of those you help when you are in the trenches with them, and not soaring over them with lofty ideals.

It was like I'd climbed Everest, had the summit in my sight, the flag in my hand, all ready to pierce it into the top of the mountain and say, "Whoopdedoo, I made it," and then an avalanche from out of nowhere swept me right back to the bottom of the mountain again. Was it worth bothering to try and climb it again? I was exhausted. I'd already climbed it. I didn't want to...but, then, what other choice was there?

The life of hero is the tale of a person overcoming personal hardship and obstacles while striving to achieve an exultant victory that voices repressed citizens’ ecstatic thoughts and dreams.

The worse the passage the more welcome the port.

It really is turning out to be somewhat of a hardship.