Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian; bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian.

“Raft upstream first, then swim leisurely to the shore; suffer first, enjoy the ease later.”

Enduring hardship and effort now leads to comfort and reward later.

— Traditional Indonesia Wisdom, Indonesia

Source: Traditional Indonesian peribahasa, public-domain oral tradition