What is worth suffering for?

Hvað er þess virði að þjást fyrir? Ég sendi þessa spurningu á hæsta stað jarðar. Komdu heim með svör.

What is worth suffering for? I send this question to the highest place on earth. Come home with answers.

Hvad er værd at lide for? Vinterhavet. Hver morgen i januar skriger kroppen nej, og hver morgen er jeg et bedre menneske bagefter.

What is worth suffering for? The winter sea. Every January morning the body screams no, and every morning I am a better person afterwards.

أعمل هنا منذ تسع سنوات وأرسل نصف راتبي إلى بيتنا في كيرالا. التعب يستحق حين يكون لأجل من تحب.

I have worked here nine years and send half my wages home to Kerala. Hardship is worth it when it is for the ones you love.

यो कार्ड एक जर्मन पदयात्रीले बौद्धनाथमा मलाई दिए। दुःख गर्न लायक के छ? छोराछोरीको पढाइ। म भरिया हुँ, मेरो छोरो डाक्टर पढ्दैछ।

A German trekker gave me this card at Boudhanath. What is worth suffering for? Children's education. I am a porter; my son is studying to be a doctor.

आधार शिविरमा घाम चर्को छ। कार्डलाई हिउँमा राखेर फोटो खिचें। दुःख? पहाड आफैं जवाफ हो। यहाँबाट कार्ड घर फर्कन्छ।

The sun is fierce at base camp. I set the card in the snow and took its picture. Suffering? The mountain is its own answer. From here the card turns home.

কার্ডটা পাহাড় থেকে নেমে এসেছে। কীসের জন্য কষ্ট সার্থক? ভোর চারটায় রেওয়াজ। গান একদিন ঠিক ফুল হয়ে ফোটে।

Kad ini sampai kepada saya di gerai mamak selepas hujan. Apa yang berbaloi untuk diperjuangkan? Membesarkan anak sambil menjaga ibu yang sakit. Penat, tetapi penuh.

This card reached me at a mamak stall after the rain. What is worth suffering for? Raising my children while caring for my sick mother. Tiring, but full.

Kartu ini turun dari gunung tertinggi ke kota yang tenggelam. Apa yang layak diperjuangkan? Berjualan sampai tengah malam supaya anakku tidak perlu melakukannya.

This card came down from the highest mountain to a sinking city. What is worth suffering for? Selling food past midnight so my daughter won't have to.

Það kom heim í dag, í umslagi frá Jakarta. Fjórtán mánuðir, sjö svör, einn tindur. Sagan er innsigluð. Takk, heimur.

It came home today, in an envelope from Jakarta. Fourteen months, seven answers, one summit. The story is sealed. Thank you, world.