Pain is the price of admission for long-term returns.

Every decline feels like the end of the world.

Every bear market looks like the worst one.

Every crisis feels different.

But history tells a different story.

Markets fall. Then they rise.

Every time.

Look at the past.

The biggest declines looked terrifying in the moment.

But they were followed by even bigger gains.

The deeper the fall, the greater the recovery.

Investors who panicked and sold never saw the upside.

Investors who stayed saw their wealth grow.

This is how markets work.

Declines are temporary.

Growth is permanent.

Every recovery takes time.

But every recovery leads to new highs.

This is why investing works.

Not because it is smooth.

Not because it is predictable.

But because it rewards patience.

The investors who win are not the ones who avoid downturns.

They are the ones who live through them.

They understand that markets going down is normal. That this is a part of the process.

That selling in fear is the real mistake.

Markets will fall again.

They always do.

But if history is any guide, they will rise even higher.

The pain is always worth the gain.