To
say that I am concerned about the world is a HUGE understatement. A lot of us are,
I think. Sometimes I think I wouldn’t mind having a little bit of fire and
brimstone rain down. Surely the world we are in now cannot be better than Sodom
and Gomorrah were.
We
live in a filth-filled, sex-driven, pleasure-seeking world where huge numbers
of innocent people are tortured and abused every day. The average age of
children being exposed to pornography is six. Children are getting addicted to
porn and sexual feelings before they can even really know what’s going on.
Why
are the adults of this world allowing such terrible things to penetrate every
area of life? Why are they allowing such soul-sucking, heart-wrenching filth fill
the media and minds of everyone?
President
Ezra Taft Benson said, “You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!”
All
these people who are knowingly perpetuating the sin and crime in the world will
one day be held accountable before God.
And
none of them can possibly be happy right now.
Everyone
is seeking for happiness. Yet they are doing everything opposite from what
would actually bring it to them. They want the easier, pleasure-filled route,
rather than the seemingly harder, joy-filled paths of life. But in the end, sin
makes life harder, not easier.
It
might be easier to choose it in the moment, but it makes life harder in the
end.
Why
are we so obsessed with that easier path? Why do so many people want to get
through life with as minimum of effort as possible? Sure, they might work hard
at their jobs in order to earn lots of money. Which is probably the absolute
least important thing in this world to be working hard at.
What
happened to people working hard at their integrity and character? Do people
really think it’s alright to lie, steal, cheat, and hurt other people? Is it
more important to have an object of gratification, or to have good character
and integrity?
What
happened to people working hard at helping others? What happened to people
working hard at being kind to others? Do you really think it is alright to live
life selfishly? Do you really think you will be happy that way? When was the
last time you literally lived your life for someone else? Either short-term or
long-term. How did it make you feel?
What
happened to people working hard at relationships? Do you really think those are
just going to come easy or happen all on their own? Do people still naively
believe in the concept of suddenly just “falling in love” with “your soulmate”?
Some
people seem to literally lose their minds when they find out the person they
are dating has flaws. Or when they find out that they don’t perfectly live up
to all sorts of ridiculous ideals.
I’ll
tell you right now that I love to walk around barefoot. Sometimes I sing
off-key. Sometimes I can be a little hot-headed. And sometimes I can be a
little silly. I had one boyfriend drop me because I cared too much. Wait…. What?
Sorry for actually trying, dude.
Here’s
the thing. The thing that so many people seem to be completely forgetting.
All
good things take work. And they take time too.
If
you always just try to take the easy path than you are not going to get any of
those good things.
And
I’m talking about everything with that:
Education,
Careers, Talents, Goals, Family, Friends, Relationships, Friendships,
Happiness, Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Control, Perfection in any area, etc.
If
you’re not willing to put in the work, don’t expect to get the prize.
Yeah,
it’s hard. DUH!!! I get that! What were you expecting? Get over it.
Stop
trying to cruise through life on minimum effort. You will not ever be truly
happy that way.
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Just
on a final note. Be careful not to hurt those people that care about you. People
that will stick with you, always forgive you, and support you through difficult
times seem to be few and far between anymore. If you’re getting annoyed because
they care too much about you, than maybe you’re not caring enough about them.
Only in selfishness could you be upset about someone caring about you. Remember
they have their struggles too. Open your eyes a little more. That’s not easy,
you say? Than read this article again.
Tara
