Success and happiness are two major goals for most people, however, it seems that the road to these goals will often take a lot time and certainly an abundance in effort. Reaching them is a hard and fatiguing process, so one must not expect an easy journey. Talking about aims and the roads to them leads to the point that one will spend a lot of time working hard to reach them, so it is clear that one must make the process as pleasurable as possible.

It comes to my attention that during a time of despair or agony, one will consistently recount the memories and actions that brought oneself joy and delight. Yet I wonder why one will only focus on the “good” times and allow the monster of nostalgia to make things appear better than they were. By the same token, during joyful times one will reminisce on the little things that one cherished during the “hard” times, which are sometimes clouded by pain. It becomes obvious that one will find the grass to be, more often than not, greener on the other side.

Therefore, one must find the little things during one’s hard times and make them as memorable as possible. Hard times are the essence of one’s soul. It shapes the mind and is the most suitable time for understanding the connection between the two entities. It is much harder to focus on them in times of joy, because through difficulty comes clarity of one’s being. People often know what to do during their good days, but will find themselves lost when they tide turns the other way around.

That is why I emphasize and can’t stress enough the point that one should find the pleasures in times of pain. It will bring one closer to one’s soul and nature, and will free oneself from the inevitable guilt of not grasping the moments that brought joy to one’s soul during the hardest of times.