Pleasant Pains

Recently I read in a facebook post about a yoga-teacher asking his trainees to feel the 'pleasant pain' while exercising. Now, that's an oxymoron indeed. Pain is supposed to hurt us, not please us!....But, must say in our times, it has become a luxury, a way of celebrating 'how tough you are'. Otherwise, why would youngsters flock towards gymn's & tattoo-parlours....or reality-shows like 'Survivor' ,'Fear Factor' & 'Roadies' notch up such great TRP's. It's all about how much pain you can endure....that defines your 'Toughness Quotient'. But,at times it's also about lack of strength…& vulnerability. I remember, some time back, during one of my post-breakup post-mortem's, I was told by a friend that ,it was the 'Pleasant pain' or 'Meetha dard' of reminiscing about my ex that was not letting me get-over my past affair.I have also heard some people say that 'tension' & 'anxiety' works benefecial for them before exams & suchlike. I guess in such cases, we create pains for ourselves as it makes us believe that it will make things our way…& such pains are worth tolerating I believe…as they not only help us getting the work done but also prepare us for such pains when they actually happen in the future. As wise people say,’Today’s pain is Tommorrow’s gain’.