Elegant Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim has said sometimes the only way to grow and understand the meaning of life is through pain.

The popular movie icon took to her Instagram account to charged fans to sometimes embrace pain in life as it might be the way to happiness.

“Sometimes, we need to be hurt in order to grow. We must lose in order to gain. Sometimes, some lessons are learned best through pain,” she said.

Sometimes, we need to be hurt in order to grow. We must lose in order to gain. Sometimes, some lessons are learned best through pain. #makeup @sutchay using @shadesbyjulietibrahim lashes and @modacosmeticswestafrica lipstick ???? photographer @eleanorgoodeyphotography #noswankynostyling @swankyjerry meanwhile catch me live on The spot tonight 9pm on @ebonylifetv

A post shared by Juliet Ibrahim (@julietibrahim) on Mar 29, 2017 at 9:40am PDT