Coffee and Philosophy: Worth

I often thing about value and what value I apply to myself and to others, but I feel that worth is something different. Worth, in my mind, is how much darkness we are willing to accept and embrace for the light. Worth is how much pain and discomfort we are willing to endure to better ourselves or show another that we value them. Obviously there are limits and pushing those limits is in some ways what awareness and life is about. How much light and happiness can we find in a sea of darkness? Personally I feel that it's only limited by our own ability to endure and persevere, but I try not to think in absolutes and always be receptive to new perspective. What are your thoughts on worth? Namaste.