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What sets discipline apart from violence?
Suffering is present in both, here and there.
You equally feel the impact of an external force.
Someone commands you, and you really don't want to obey.
In both cases, nothing can be done; discomfort and pain will persist.
Yet, we know for sure there's a cosmic difference between them.
It's Personal Meaning.
It doesn't depend on the source of the force — fate, aggressor, or yourself.
The duration and extent of what you have to endure don't matter.
Meaning, understood only by you, redeems almost everything.
Otherwise, even a trivial task feels like medieval torture.
People too often associate discipline with willpower.
In my view, it's more promising to seek personal meaning.
Why?
The reserve of willpower is limited, but meaning — not.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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