Do you want to feel the pain now, in the form of overworked muscles and an overtaxed mind? Or... would you rather feel the pain later in the form of regret?
Be in control of it. Do not let it control you; and, by it I mean your mindset.
Somewhere along the way, he transformed into the very thing he hated. Like he fell from the clouds; however, some would say what he had always hated was himself.
I am shallow. I am human, and something wicked swims --close, like a shark-- underneath, rippling my skin. Be sharp, & you might see its fin. I am dark, & some parts, although locked, are still quite wretched & can wreak havoc on the present.