Finishing first in a championship.
Losing weight.
Meeting the deadline.
Reaching the turnover goal.
Finishing the painting.
They are all hard puzzles to solve.
Require time, devotion, talent.
They all come with joy at the finish.
They all come with pain in the process.
It’s not only the joy at the finish that is fulfilling.
Moreover it’s the virtues of pain that makes the journey fulfilling and the finish worthwhile.
The harder the puzzle, the sweeter the win.