Various stages of pain before you can make it

You have to go through hardships before you come out successful. [Photo: Courtesy]

I saw a meme going round last week that made perfect sense to me. It showed three contestants standing on a winners’ podium – you know, the one that shows positions 1, 2 and 3.

Above these contestants were the words: ‘What they see vs what really happens’. And then just below the podium were the things these contestants had gone through to get to their positions.