I guess that kind of stamina I was talking about in the last post is true for life , too. cause sometimes staying true to your beliefs can be like riding a wild horse in a storm and you just have to trust you're on the right path and be one with the horse. another similie- when spock is growing up too fast and you see him go through the pain of growing up. So right on, that scene. It's painful to transform. You're shedding everything you know, your ego. You're brought to an unknown place. Then in that beautiful empty space before ego forms again, you create. It's actually harder to live through giving up than persevering, so, at this point, giving up is not an option.