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One of the most profound (on a simple level) comments on this I ever heard actually came from a kind of reality TV show. Basically a UK and Norweigan team tried to complete approximations of Scott and Amundsen's attempts at the pole (over an equivalent length course in Greenland).
The show itself was fascinating to me (and showed Scott was neither the bumbling clown or the great hero he is alternativel portrayed as, while highlighting Amundsen's ruthless professionalism, efficiency, and courage)...
But anyway, the Norweigan team race along and make good time.
The UK team slowly break down, and are pulled out 5 days before the official end as they are starting to starve.
The UK expedition leader the first day they are back in the hotel, have had a big meal, a hot shower... makes a statement something like "the great thing about the human condition is that we have no memory of pain"
You can remember how shit things were, remember the FACT of it hurting, but you cannot remember the pain itself. I remember when I broke my leg it hurt, but thinking about it now I couldnt summon any actual sensation that I felt then.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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