This is not just an “art lesson.” It’s a life lesson, one that I think a certain group of people really require right now. Sometimes, the load is more than you can bear… but you have to, because people you love are depending on you. And then you bend under your load, because that’s reality… but you don’t give up. You keep on going, because until you’re dead, that’s LITERALLY YOUR JOB.
It can be uncomfortable, unfair, dangerous, creepy, and a billion other negative words, but you go on. And while you might make attempts to change things (for yourself, or maybe for those who follow you), that doesn’t mean you whine or complain, nor does it mean you dig your heels in and claim that discomfort is a trigger that you’re somehow exempt from feeling. If you’re living life and you’ve never been uncomfortable or upset or bothered by something you’re doing (btw, just to be crystal clear, I’m not talking about rape or edgy stuff here… I’m talking about having to work a second job to make ends meet, or give up fun stuff because you just can’t afford it) then you’re doing it wrong. You’re pretending, not living. Because life is a balance of positive and negative.
I’ll go so far as to say that pain and discomfort is the only thing that will actually push us to change and better ourselves. Those who’ve grown up with no pain and no discomfort, and have never heard the word “no” are not actually grown up. They’re feral children, at best. Until they learn to deal with discomfort, problems, “no,” and change, they won’t BE grown ups.