At times, you feel like you’re done with your life. All your energy dries down and you want to quit. This is where the bigger man would stand back up again and take the path to a better life. You will find two paths now, an easy one and a difficult one.
The weaker man might opt for the easier path because it gets walked by quicker and things are done in an instance whereas, the difficult path comes with hurdles. These hurdles might cause you damage at some point but at the end of the day, they are just temporary. Once you get through the hurdles, you’ll successfully come out as a more stronger person with an experience to tackle the difficult paths further in life. The easier path might quickly lead you to the same destination but here, forever would not be guaranteed. However, the difficult path comes with a promise of forever, strength and teaches you patience.
Most of the times, the difficult paths are untaken and no one dares to walk on them because of the fear they have in their hearts. Take for an example, you are off to a hike or trek. Now you have two options, either to take the easy way to the mountain top or the difficult trail to reach the top. If you take the easy way up you might reach quicker and with less exertion but you might miss a lot of things. On the contrary, if you take up the difficult trail to reach the top, as much as you are going to face hurdles; bumpy patches, tree branches hitting your head, falling and tumbling on the rocks, you will learn a lot of lessons and discover new things. Now after all this exertion, lessons and discoveries when you reach the top, you’ll feel much more grown, alive and energized and would actually have ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD feeling.
So yes, it might be a bit time taking but walking the difficult path to a content life is definitely worth it!
“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”
-Frank A. Clark
