Lailah Gifty AkitaIt is better to experience temporary discomfort to achieve the dream, than permanent comfort without any fulfillment.
About This Quote
The basic idea behind this quote is simple: we should enjoy what we have while we can, because it won’t always be there. Most people want to be happy and experience pleasure. But, if we were to achieve either of these goals at the expense of the other, we would not get anywhere. We would only be experiencing temporary discomfort and no lasting happiness. The quote teaches us that we should give up what we want in order to get what we want.
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