Ascetism
A lot of times I feel that the inherent motivation in a person to do something stems from a desire for the privileges that attainment would bring. That privilege could be the love of someone, or societal status, or money, or importance, or the drug of victory, or any combination thereof. And I feel that it is the strong desire for those privileges that keeps people motivated to continue their struggles until they attain their end. Some people labour on in extended hours, sacrifice many moments of pleasure and happiness and give up upon their social obligations in their will to attain that goal. That goal may a school rank or first place in a sports event or a college entrance exam or a position in an upward rank in a company or anything else. A lot of people also do things just for the experience of doing it. It is applicable for exciting things like sky-diving or trekking, visiting a new city or watching a Govinda movie. But I seriously doubt that people may deliberately str