Does the willingness to suffer for what you want and believe in prove your worth and desire to achieve a goal?

In the past and in the present some people are willing to suffer more then others to achieve their goal. Does this prove that they are worthy of the goal that they are attempting to achieve. Many groups ask for a certain amount of suffering to prove undying loyalty and to build trust within the group of each of its members. Does this work as it is intended to do so? Should the willingness of a person or people to suffer for that which they desire be used more often as a way to weed out the week and produce committed individuals that are confident in what they want. Does it matter anymore if people are committed to their: friends, family, employers, employees, town, city, state, sports teams, business partners, spouses or intimate partners. Is our willingness to not only love, respect, and honor one another of whom we wish to be within a relationship of any kind get sanctified by our willingness to suffer for what we want and need? Finally does this commitment to one another or a...