The thread that holds together all books, movies, magazines, hell even oral traditions are the same narrative thread. From heroic epic to Harry Potter the trials and pain are worth it. It gets repeated and repeated for the same reason. To give those that hear it reason to hope. That all the pain an suffering they endure will be rewarded in the end. This is a lie. This should be evident to the most simple among you. The truer ending would be that 8 of of 10 times there is no goal, no positive result. Life tends to crap on you no matter how it can. Tell the poor, the hungry, and the multitude that will die around the world as you read this that it was or is worth their pain. That what they suffer makes then better. So many in this world will grow up and accomplish nothing lasting, no legacy to leave behind and then die alone.
This message would never be accepted as it is in our nature to believe we are the special one. Again our own reality is what makes us this way. In the end it's probably genetic. Something left over from when a lower order where that belief would help man to dominate.
The other part is pure fear. Man is afraid of not meaning anything. That in the end we will go unremembered and uncared for by the mass of humanity. I would say it's one reason why religion is so popular. We don't need fear death when we accomplished nothing in our life as we'll go on to something better or we will come back again.
So why bother to persevere? That's only a question you can answer for yourself. Use that answer as your armor against a world that could not care less if you win.
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