What comes to my head is a simple, beautiful line from a Van Morrison song: It's a hard road, Daddy-o. That line always kills me. The shit you put yourself through before you arrive. (2003)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Depp reflects on the emotional struggle involved in reaching a desired destination or state.
- In plain terms
- The journey to where you want to be involves a lot of difficult experiences.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect hardship as part of the process of arriving somewhere significant.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hardships have shaped your path?
- Is the destination worth the cost?
Another view
It romanticizes suffering which may not always be necessary for growth.
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