..one of the people attending the class raised her hand..
My wife, who directs a foster care and adoption agency, recently taught a class to would-be foster parents. She was discussing some of the challenges and difficulties that come with being a foster parent when one of the people attending the class raised her hand and said, “We do not want to have our life be as easy as it can be. We are interested more in having a purpose in life than in being comfortable.” What this person was saying that being comfortable does not add meaning to our life, but having a purpose that we’re committed to does. I know far too many people who opt for comfort and take the easy way out and then wonder why their life is boring and without meaning. This is why one of my mantras has always been, “Never take the easy way out because there’s little or no reward (tangible or otherwise) and you miss out on an opportunity to add meaning to your life.”
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Ross – thanks for the “easy way out” article. My wife and I are mid sixties, finishing up our 40 year Michigan careers and have a nice home in Venice Florida that we would love to spend more time at. This year we decided to do one more community service project and we are buried in in now (www.adrianarmory.com). We could easily have avoided the chaos of this one last community service project, as we have been very involved all our lives. I needed to hear what you had to say. I can make it work for another week. Thanks!!