WHY IS LIFE SO TOUGH?

We all have the same question:
Why is life so tough?  Well, there's an
Easy answer to that.

Bad is easy, Good is hard.
Talking is easy. Listening is hard.
Watching TV is easy.  Reading is hard.
Giving advice is easy.  Taking advice is hard.
Take is easy.  Give is hard.
Dream is easy.  Think is hard.
Lying is easy.  Truth is hard.
Talking about God is easy.  Praying to God is hard.
Holding a grudge is easy.  Forgiving is hard.
Telling a secret is easy.  Keeping a secret is hard.
Play is easy.  Work is hard.
Falling is easy.  Getting up is hard.
Spending is easy.  Saving is hard.
Doubt is easy.  Faith is hard.
Laughter is easy.  Tears are hard.
Criticizing is easy.  Taking criticism is hard.
Letting go is easy.  Hanging on is hard.
Secret sin is easy.  Confession is hard.
Pride is easy.  Humility is hard.
Excusing oneself is easy.  Excusing others is hard
Sex is easy.  Love is hard.
Argument is easy.  Negotiation is hard.
Naughty is easy.  Nice is hard.
Going along is easy.  Walking alone is hard.
Dumb is easy.  Smart is hard.
Cowardice is easy.  Bravery is hard.
Sarcasm is easy.  Sincerity is hard.
An F is easy.  An A is hard.
Growing weeds is easy.  Growing flowers is hard.
Reaction is easy.  Action is hard.
Can't do is easy.  Can do is hard.
Following is easy.  Leading is hard.
Having a friend is easy.  Being a friend is hard.

If you ask why all this is so, why is life so hard,
I'll tell you, it just is.
Nothing in life that is good and worthwhile
comes without effort.
We are torn, all of us,
with a nature that is drawn to the easy
rather than the hard.

Surely you've noticed that no child
ever has to be taught to be naughty;
we're all born knowing how.
It's easy for us.
What's hard is learning to be good.
Knowing this about oneself and others
softens the heart and builds iron into the will,
keeps us going when all around is crumbling,
when friends forsake,
when the heart breaks,
and the courage and confidence shatter.
Knowing that such experiences
are part of the deal gives us opportunities
to choose to do hard things.
Constant challenges make our journey exhilarating,
wonderfully fulfilling,
never, never boring.
As the Arabs put it, all sunshine makes a desert.
And here's a small secret that
most sad and lonely people never learn:
Deep down inside
we are all asking the same question.
No matter who we are,
life is hard, and we all ask why it should be so.
But there is comfort
in knowing we're not alone.
So maybe your child
or the person sitting over there
needs to hear from you right this minute
that sometimes you question, too,
but that the One who knows us best
and loves us most
promises that for those who choose the hard way,
the dawn gives way to morning splendor
while the evil grope and stumble in the dark.

Easy is its own reward.  Hard is much, much finer.
 
 

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