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There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary; you can't gain anything without losing something first. If you can endure that pain, and walk away from it you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Just like a phoenix, which is supposed to  represent dying and coming back as something new, but I disagree. I think it's a symbol of surviving when the world burns down around us. It's a reminder that no challenge can destroy the parts of us that truly matter. We're not reborn in the flames. We're revealed.