What it takes by Anna Bancheva

There is no restoration without annihilation,

no admiration without humiliation.

There is no big gain without real pain,

no love without facing seas that are rough.

No life event takes place leaving no trace.

There is no grace without rainy days.

If no danger is near, then there is no fear.

You can never succeed in your career

without motivation to kick you into gear.  

And no victory is remarkably nice

without a purpose-and-love-driven sacrifice!