The Difference

When you're a teenager going through horrible times, you don't think they're ever going to end, and you certainly never think about what good could possibly come out of them.

When you're twenty-something, while you're in the middle of the crap, you know you are going to learn something. And it pisses you off. Because you don't want to have to go through this to "become a better person" or "learn a valuable lesson."

And then you come out, and you have learned a valuable lesson and become a better person.

And although you're not sure it's worth it, you still wouldn't go back to where you were before.