ReX wrote: Well, the hard strikes us harder than the good. As long as we do not see that the soft way is often harder than the hard way (hard to do that is, I came to this conclusion during aikido, which includes a way of life), the impact of the bad will remain greater than that of the good. Note that by good and bad, I tend to see beauty and perfection in the harmony of things and ignorance of people(and things which tend to still annoy me) as bad :p
Now thats an interesting concept, ReX. The soft way is often harder than the hard way. Yes. At first glance, it might appear that it might be "easiest" to do nothing, or, take a easy job as, say, a movie theater cashier. But if one does absolutely nothing, they probably end up homeless. Its actually hard to be homeless. Might be harder than working a job. Constantly harassed by police, pushed around, never a place to really sleep. Attacked by everyone all the time. Despised. I've read homeless have some of the highest stress levels of anyone. Yet, at first glance, some may think they have it "soft."
Even taking an easy yet low-paying job: then, if one lives in a city, they probably end up living in a semi-ghetto, one room, with high stress. In a way, it might be "easier" to study for years to get a higher paying job and end up in a higher paying job, where one can go home to a comfortable home.
But of course the hard way isn't necessarily always the easy or right way.
