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=Pain and its Uses= (By Sam)(ael) (Return to Teachings)

Pain can be thought of as discomfort. Discomfort of body, or of heart or of mind. An imbalance, or a fear of what you are not yet experienced in, or are doing wrong.

And nothing pushes mankind to be more industrious, or adapt so well.

It is a proven fact that people in colder climates are much more industrious than those in the heat. Why is this? Well why don't you think about why.

Regardless, at every turn we see the effects that pain can create. The most miraculous being the marvelous miracle of Change... Change is the single most difficult thing a person can attempt to force themselves to do. It takes great strength either from willpower, or motivations.

Thus necessity (the mother of all pain), becomes the mother of invention (which of course is often us inventing an adapted self that can cope).

Pleasure is a weak motivation. It can be beaten by laziness or procrastination. Pain screams NOW! Fix me NOW! and for that reason, the careful administration of Pain can create the best results.

Think about what a Navy seal can do. Do you know? Well a Seal knows exactly what they are capable of, because they have spent two weeks up to their chests in mud holding up a 7 ton beam in a line without food or sleep.

Let us not rely only upon pain to drive us. If we do we will only be what pain makes us and we must be able to use our will to change and direct our own lives.

But pain is a very great tool and should be reconed with in your training.