Everybody wants a deal. Everyone is looking for the a bargain. So much time and energy is spent looking for discount deals, half price deals, going out of business deals, online deals, computer deals and yard sale deals. People are so eager to save money they often spend it on things they don't really want because it was a good deal. It is human nature to look for the easy way. People want to get a bargain or something that is worth more then it costs. It is a way of thinking that creates a value system where the focus is on easy acquisition. If that becomes the goal, many of the important aspects of living begin to suffer. Who we are is formed by environment, values, role models and consequences of actions. There are no special deals on developing character. There are no quick paths to developing a quality inner life. There are only detours.
Many people will spend a great deal of time and energy looking for the easy way to get something done. In a large view of the world this can be seen in something as simple as getting leaves off the sidewalk. Sweeping leaves up off a side walk requires physical effort and a broom. In an effort to make it effortless, someone invented the leaf blower. Now the task is easy, just point the blower and push the leaves where desired. However the leaf blower is a more complicated piece of equipment then a stick with a straw end. It required research, components, manufacturing, and energy supplied by resources. Those resources, oil and gas, require extraction, transporting, refining, shipping to a distribution location, acquisition by the end user who has to expend some resources picking up the gas can and bringing it home. A lot of hands come into play to blow those leaves into a pile. Not to mention, the homeowner gets no exercise sweeping up leaves so he has to run off to the gym to stay in shape. What a deal.
In personal growth the same principals apply. Often in an effort to minimize pain or hard inner work, people will go to great lengths trying to go the easy way, not realizing the full cost of their decisions. Most people know of a boss that demands respect but is not willing to make the effort to respect others. Who hasn't met a person that will do nearly anything for love unless it means learning to love themselves? How many people turn to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain of their life only to realize years later it would have been much easier to just face the initial pain head on? There are no good deals on character without honestly dealing with character.
Creating a good character can be a difficult job, but like most things, increased attention leads to increased accomplishment. If the goal is to be an honest person, then being honest has to happen all the time, not just when it is easy. Character, like everything important, requires attention and maintenance.
There are great deals to be had in this life. But when it comes to being the person in the mirror that you can admire, doing the hard work is in fact the best deal and the shortest path. - 29956
Many people will spend a great deal of time and energy looking for the easy way to get something done. In a large view of the world this can be seen in something as simple as getting leaves off the sidewalk. Sweeping leaves up off a side walk requires physical effort and a broom. In an effort to make it effortless, someone invented the leaf blower. Now the task is easy, just point the blower and push the leaves where desired. However the leaf blower is a more complicated piece of equipment then a stick with a straw end. It required research, components, manufacturing, and energy supplied by resources. Those resources, oil and gas, require extraction, transporting, refining, shipping to a distribution location, acquisition by the end user who has to expend some resources picking up the gas can and bringing it home. A lot of hands come into play to blow those leaves into a pile. Not to mention, the homeowner gets no exercise sweeping up leaves so he has to run off to the gym to stay in shape. What a deal.
In personal growth the same principals apply. Often in an effort to minimize pain or hard inner work, people will go to great lengths trying to go the easy way, not realizing the full cost of their decisions. Most people know of a boss that demands respect but is not willing to make the effort to respect others. Who hasn't met a person that will do nearly anything for love unless it means learning to love themselves? How many people turn to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain of their life only to realize years later it would have been much easier to just face the initial pain head on? There are no good deals on character without honestly dealing with character.
Creating a good character can be a difficult job, but like most things, increased attention leads to increased accomplishment. If the goal is to be an honest person, then being honest has to happen all the time, not just when it is easy. Character, like everything important, requires attention and maintenance.
There are great deals to be had in this life. But when it comes to being the person in the mirror that you can admire, doing the hard work is in fact the best deal and the shortest path. - 29956
About the Author:
Connor Sullivan often searches the internet to find discount deals on everything from appliances and electronics to clothing and food. His wife loves to search the internet to find online deals on many items such as clothing.
