Why you should embrace difficulty

“The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard with themselves and with others, in effort; their delight is in self-mastery; in them asceticism becomes second nature, a necessity, an instinct. They regard a difficult task as a privilege; it is to them a recreation to play with burdens that would crush all others.” -Nietzsche

Asceticism: A lifestyle void of worldly indulgences. Through self-discipline, self-imposed minimalism, and quiet living, often for the purpose of pursuing spirituality.

This belief system can be found just about everywhere, take a look:

Buddhism has strong ties to Ascetism

John the Baptist is a famous example of ascetism in Christianity

Sufism is a body within Islam that practices ascetism