Run from what's comfortable

“Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad..”

This quote is by Rumi. He lived 800 years ago in Konya, in present-day Türkiye. What he wrote then stood the test of time. Because there's truth to it.

What happened to the pursuit of happiness you might ask? Why running from what's comfortable when everyone is dying to achieve it? 

Because growth doesn't live in comfort zones. You succeed through hardship and struggle. You won't always be happy. But you'll be alive in a way that comfort never allows. The prize might be happiness or contentment. But the process is not. So choose your lifestyle wisely. 

Do you want to feel alive or just happy?