No Pain No Gain?

Apparently, Death & Taxes aren't the only much feared & dreaded yet totally inescapable things in our life:


“We must all suffer from one of two Pains: the Pain of Discipline or the Pain of Regret.

The difference is Discipline weighs Ounces while Regret weighs Tons.”

--Jim Rohn


Should the sensation of pain be used as a form of tool, to inspire, motivate and regulate one's life?

Sigh... rude awakening to the harshness of life can be such pain, too.