ON TOUGHNESS AND THE WILLINGNESS TO EXERT EFFORT -The trials of our forebears revolved around how to stay alive. Ours revolve around how to feel alive. ----- “Sometimes I wonder how much of our current population would survive a thousand years ago—you know, when you had to chase, fight, and kill to survive. When grueling, physical hardship was a price we paid to remain at top of the food chain. The social veneer of modern technology and luxuries has made us soft. The basic necessities of survival are a few mouse clicks away. The problems of modern living are laughable: where are we going to vacation this year, what color couch should we get, why is Facebook down, and why did they cancel Firefly? But there’s one aspect of existence that hasn’t changed and never will. And that’s the sheer amount of effort it takes to create financial success, recognition, and the satisfaction of self-actualization. The trials of our forebears revolved around how to stay alive. Ours revolve around how to feel alive. A thousand years ago, someone too lazy to go to “work” starved to death. Today, he gets on welfare. But is he alive? I don’t think so. - Mike Matthews
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 03:44:39 +0000
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