There's light at the end of the tunnel

It's a cliche statement, but somehow, it gives me hope every time I stumble upon it. Every tunnel is dark, can be a stinky place filled with unpleasant things. Some may also be grueling to come out of,  but with much perseverance one can climb its way out of it. 


No one wants to encounter series of very disappointing events, but they're a part of life. I hate to say it, but a necessary part of life. Why did I even say its necessary? We can live without it. We barely need them to destroy all the uneasy foundation we have built. We'll even be happier if they never existed. Everything will go easy. Families will never be shattered, lovers will never get tired of each other, each countries' economy is booming, physical and diplomatic wars do not exist, and to those who love Greek literature, the Pandora's box was never opened. 


Imagine a perfect Utopian world, where everything is good. Everything is enjoyable. Everything is fair. Everything is what we ever dreamed of. In a political perspective, it is having an ideal community or society with a perfect socio-politcal-legal system. There would be no corruption, no injustice, no racial discrimination. Each citizen is equal, and leaders never abuse their power. Isn't it just perfect? Especially in time like these? 


There would be nothing to worry about then. Everything is stable and secured. 


But then,  if everything was happy, would we be able to feel the feeling of "appreciation"? Would "appreciation" even be a part of the dictionary? I do not entirely know. But isn't that when you're constantly used to something, you'd never get to discover how much something is eventually better than what you always have? It's like breaking your boundaries to try something exhilarating you've never done before. You'd appreciate the courage you mustered because it brought you to greater heights. If you've been through series of hellish situations, wouldn't it be that you're the happiest person on earth when they're finally done? It's like studying numerous pages of books and memorizing the hardest terms and pulling an all-nighter just for a subject? But then because of the industrious deeds, you've earned the highest score. That's the taste of true success and self-fulfillment, and that's all because you didn't take the easy way out. You went through the tunnel. The dark tunnel. And the light welcomed you with its arms wide open and didn't seem to let you go for a while, because you deserved it.


If everything was perfect, there'd be no equilibrium. Everything has to  be equal. Everything has to be grounded. Everything must be kept at the middle. In the end, we'll be thankful for everything in life. Maybe they all have something to teach. We'll all figure it time. In the meantime, let us never lose hope to meet that perfect light one day, with its arms wide open because we deserved it.