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There’s a saying from Alexis Carrel: “Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” Do you think Alexis Carrel’s quote is a downer? Yes, it’s true. Yes, if you’re a human being then you have been unhappy with yourself because no one is perfect and everyone has flaws but you hear that all the time.
What they don’t tell you is that those flaws are a part of you and cutting apart of you away hurts. Let’s say that when you were younger, you liked ice cream. Not liking ice cream but loving it. You ate as much as you could get your hands on and loved every flavour so much that you could never choose a favourite.
Then you grew up and adults can’t eat ice cream every day. Not because it’s childish but because the adult body physically can’t handle it without harmful health side effects.
You’ve got a choice. You can cut back and give up one of your favourite things or you can have a heart attack. That’s why remaking yourself is painful because we like our flaws. Why else would we keep them around for so long? That’s the bad news.
Here’s the good news. There’s a way to make cutting away those flaws easier. Maybe you’d rather watch Netflix all day than work. If you had a job that made you thousands every month, wouldn’t it be easier to get off the couch?