Time and again, they were thrown by the prosaic frustrations of no meat, of boring food, or insufficient water. The liberated person is the one who learns to accept the daily challenges of existence as the expression of self fulfillment and responsibility. Sukkot commemorates the maturation of the Israelites, achieved not in the crossing of the Red Sea but in walking the long way to freedom. It is relatively easy to rise to one peak moment of self abnegation and courageous commitment. It is more taxing and more heroic to wrestle with everyday obstacles without highs or diversions.
True maturity means learning to appreciate the finite rewards of every day along the way.
Rabbi Irv Greenberg, The Jewish Way, pp96-97.