Sport has enough tough times that it's important to savour the good moments. Ross Taylor should have a rosy glow about him.
Not that he'll need it, but a thumb through cricket's record book will give him an extra incentive when he walks out to bat against India at Eden Park in February. With three hundreds in his last three tests, Taylor can join some of the great names with a fourth in successive matches.
That has been achieved only 15 times, the roll of honour including names such as Don Bradman (twice), Everton Weekes, Neil Harvey, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Kumar Sangakkara.
Only four have gone beyond that - Bradman, inevitably (six), Kallis, Mohammad Yousuf and Gautam Gambhir (all five).
It has been a special series for Taylor. Consider that before the West Indies arrived he had not scored a test century since his final match in charge, in Colombo last November.