I can not explain how he perceives or views that, but here is my shot at it.
"without a struggle, there is no progress"
What in life goes without an obstacle? can you cross the street without looking both ways, yes but you'll most likely be hit by a car. See without taking that extra second you'll not make the progress you'll just keep backpedaling or you end up dead if you follow the example ha!
(In conclusion)
There is little chance without putting in work that you'll actually succeed. <span />
In James Thurber "The Night the Bed Fell", what starts confusion is the army cot the narrator sleeps in collapsing on him.
The effect of one of the most famous soliloquys in literature, Hamlet's, is to illustrate that Hamlet is going insane.
He contemplates whether to do it or not, which ultimately drives him mad for revenge.
