Uncomfortable is Good- Samantha Anderson

While watching the documentary “Walking with Freedom on the Appellation Trail” the other day in class a particular quote stuck out to me. One of the people interviewed said, “Uncomfortable is a good day, pain is a bad day.” It stuck out to me because personally I try to avoid uncomfortable situations if possible. So to say that on the trail you are faced with it every day in a good way, makes me think should I view uncomfortable situations as a good experience? I have never gone out hiking but the more and more we are learning about in class my perspective is changing. It seems that most people who go out hiking on the AT is looking for some answer. They seem lost or at a point in life where they are deciding what path to take. I guess the big thing is to make sure that you don’t put yourself in an uncomfortable situation that brings you pain?