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Phrase: Short-term pain for long-term gain
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Dreaming of a better future is something all humans have in common with each other.
All of us are, to some extent, willing to accept short-term pain for long-term gain.
With that said, the reason so many of us fail to attain what we dream of and are unable to realize our full potential is a very low threshold for pain or discomfort.
A perfect example of this is the general reactions to how to defeat this pandemic.
To get back to the beforetimes, we have to fight it out with the pandemic right now.
Every time someone puts themselves in a situation to contract the coronavirus, the pandemic grows that much longer.
The short-term pain for long-term gain scenario has been proven effective.
If you want to lose weight, avoid unhealthy food and exercise more.
Yes, you will have cravings for junk food, and moving makes you tired, but you will achieve your weight loss goal.
The long-term gain is you’ll be healthier and live longer.
China did it; they embraced a short-term pain for long-term gain scenario, and now life, for the most part, has gone back to normal.
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We, on the other hand, continue to suffer because ‘nobody tells us what to do.’
In Canada, entire families are dying because someone would not stay home.
The state of emergency was lifted in Osaka, and now infection numbers are worse than ever.
Don’t worry; Tokyo numbers will spike too.
A virus is relentless.
To defeat it, we, too, must be determined, but only for a short time.
The pandemic would quickly run its course if only we were willing to accept short-term pain for long-term gain.
If you don’t believe me, ask the Chinese.
They are tougher than we are.
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