I don't think you can get anything in life truly for free. If it seems something is free, it either means someone else did the work for you or you are going to/have already paid for it in some way. I've always believed in (and strove for) balance. That's why I don't feel so bad about MEA this year.
I had 7 teeth removed on Friday (4 wisdom, 3 babies) and am suffering from it. I can't really eat anything that requires chewing, and my mouth randomly likes to start bleeding. I also look like a gopher with swollen cheeks and have a sore jaw. I was also fed the wrong pill on Saturday, which resulted in 7 years' worth of nausea crammed into 7 hours. But hey - it could be worse (and yes, I did just use a dash. That's a blog post for another time). This ideology doesn't seem to fit me. I'm not really the most optimistic person about a lot of things, but for some reason certain aspects of life don't seem to bug me. Evidently medical stuff is one of them.
Back to the "main" point - do you believe in the phrase "no pain, no gain?" I was raised in a house with conflicting beliefs. My dad is the type who would throw the football at you and say "oh come on why didn't you catch that?" when you were barely bigger than the ball. My mom, as dad always jokes, believes in the "no pain, no pain" philosophy. I guess my philosophy is a random mix of the two. What's yours?
In exercise, "no pain no gain" is almost always the case. Pain may be metaphorical when it comes to other exploits, such as musical practice and academia. The pain I got from MEA (in exchange for a day trip, a sleepover, a college visit, and way too much Rock Band) was being thrown off my school schedule and falling far behind on assignments. Sometimes the pain comes first and sometimes the gain does. Sometimes one will never come after the other; this generally is recognized by the phrase "No fair!". I generally get pain from slacking by having to stay up late or turn in an assignment late. I sometimes strive to work hard on a paper and then gain a good grade.
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