Experiencing Bad Times is Essential to Appreciating Good Times

The next time you feel depressed and despondent because everything seems to be going wrong, consider adopting the following philosophy.

Until we experience pain, we cannot truly appreciate pleasure.
Until we experience sadness, we cannot truly appreciate happiness.
Until we experience hatred, we cannot truly appreciate love.
Until we experience failure, we cannot truly appreciate success.
Until we experience disappointment, we cannot truly appreciate satisfaction.
Until we experience defeat, we cannot truly appreciate victory.
Until we experience illness, we cannot truly appreciate good health.

When things are going well and life is good, we tend to take it for granted and adopt a sense of entitlement. By all means, enjoy the good times, but be prepared to endure and eventually overcome the bad times.