We are hardwired for survival. We wouldn’t be here if this truth wasn’t as old as our DNA. Survival is defined as, “the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.” Easy is defined as, “achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties,” and “(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems.” To be optimistic about the future means to fully understand that the path forward will be filled with inescapable struggle, and therefore worthwhile. Nowhere is it written otherwise.