suffer

.can you suffer for a year knowing that you can live comfortably after?

an interesting story i heard over lunch. a man travelled to a place in africa, me thinks, where progress seemed to have stopped. unkempt road. festering illnesesses. poverty outside your door. smell of decay. there is a sparkle of hope though, only you'll have to dig for it. and so he labored for almost a year not knowing if he can strike it rich. he did, as a good story would turn. he packed his bags went bag to europe and lived on his treasures.

to each his own journey and challenges. will i take the bait and endure for a year for a (hopeful) promise of a comfortable remaining years? i was quick to retort that i would if only to say that i have tried and maybe, wishfully thinking, lady luck may also smile upon me. there is no guarantee in life. and so much so, that you cant' choose your suffering. but we can all hope.