Easy vs. Hard

got this e-mail which i'm posting... i've edited a lot out, but i'm highlighting some parts, which i have always wanted some people to realize (it's in green)

Easy vs. Hard

Why is it so hard to tell the truth
Yet so easy to tell a lie?

Why is it so hard to talk about God yet so
Easy to talk about nasty stuff?

Why are the churches getting smaller but yet
The bars and dance clubs are getting larger?

it seems that people these days choose the easy path over the hard and character-building path. It's always been the easiest path that people tend to follow even if they know that the immediate results are temporary and the long-term results are not going to do them any good. i am guilty of this also, but my principles and ideals have mostly held me in check.

Hunny and i were talking last night. We happened to discuss this matter. A lot of people really choose instant gratification and do not think about long-term results. we spoke about drug usage. a lot of people run to drugs or alcohol to run away from their problems. they don't or refuse to realize that the results are temporary. They are, actually, running away from their problems and making their problems bigger. A lot of people refuse to face their problems and choose to meddle with other people's problems. i guess it's much easier that way... a lot of us find it easier to face our problems after seeing how much more difficult other people's problems are. in a way, it's people refusing to take the harder path to solving their problems and achieving a longer sense of happiness rather than instant gratification.

it's not for me to say but instant gratification is what's making our world a sadder place to live in. people always want things in the here-and-now, immediately. that's why fastfood chains are such a boom. people don't like to plan their days to include a whole hour for lunch. the wait for the main course should be used to get to know and chat with your lunch partner, to nibble on some appetizers to whet your appetite for the main entree. people have forgotten to appreciate the moment when the food arrives freshly cooked, the same way a child would appreciate food being delivered.

these days, children are being brought up to expect things immediately. gone are the days when kids wait patiently coloring or solving puzzles on the placemats. kids don't appreciate the time spent together anymore. why wait when everything can be achieved by the click of a mouse.

kids today fail to see the value of research, how good research skills can help them in the future with any kind of work they get into. they fail to see the value of hard work because things have been provided for them already by their parents. this is why kids today suffer from stress more, they don't know how to cope with difficulties that life throws at them.

life should be enjoyed, stress should be held in check. i'd sure want to raise my kids to think that way and know how to work for what they're getting.