I know. It’s a mixture of both. But let’s explore this question. Life ought to be the pursuit of challenges commensurate with one’s skill, yet still of such difficulty to demand growth. This is a philosophy many advocate. It appeals to a person who desires achievement. They want that drug-like hit that comes from solving a brain-ache-inducing problem. They crave it from defeating a formidable foe. To such people, an easy life is a cop-out, a dereliction of a natural duty — it’s weak. If you aren’t doing at least one thing that frightens you every day, you’re leaving a part of life itself on the table. Instead, you're choosing the trappings of comfort and all its stagnating properties. Ok. Fine. There’s a logic to that.
I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and ideas as it gets me to ponder for hours. My thoughts: change is uncomfortable and growth is painful. However, allowing yourself NOT to be defined by others or social labels is hard. I would like to do what is hard and embrace the more playful discovery aspect of myself.
Alignment and resistance. It is kinda like we choose what is difficult or easy for us, yet not entirely so, as what we choose to align/resist are also determined by a whole range of factors and experiences, not all of which are within our control. That which constitute " us " - is not really us/ up to us, which is a scary thought. Many times, we resist something due to our perceived threat of it, which is valid and understandable - so if someone "is making things difficult for him/herself", its not exactly their own fault.
This effortlessness, which is paradoxically priceless, sounds good since we are moving " faster and further " ; yet, moving fast and away need not always be a good thing - sometimes, staying put and keeping it slow is more ideal... or at least safer. Any unaligned movement can be a mere waste of time , energy and life. Resistance may be more painful and difficult, but non-resistance can make life less meaningful, or feel like one has less personal agency and power - which can be kinda worse for some people. People have their experiences and are/form/become who they are, as long as they think and feel they are not wasting their lives, easy or difficult...not very sure whether it matters.
But I have to say, I like your acute observations.
My yoga guru once said "if you only do the easy things in life, life becomes harder". I pinched that line when I wanted my students to do 10 more push-ups. I think there's something very bad-ass about being hardcore and all that, but ironically what athletes are working towards is making the action look fluid, and easy. And that, my friend, is what we call 'dancing gracefully'.
My "thought" is.... there ie an underlying factor of Time. Which then leads to an underlying factor of fear and limitations and hence a perception of easy/ease vs hard.
I imagine. If I have to solve One mathematics problem and I am given forever to do it, and I will never grow old and I will never die. I have no perception of physical limitations and hence no perception of time. I would be just "doing" one mathematics question. I try many routes to learn and attempt the question.
I wonder how would I label my life? Easy? Hard? Or just is?
I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and ideas as it gets me to ponder for hours. My thoughts: change is uncomfortable and growth is painful. However, allowing yourself NOT to be defined by others or social labels is hard. I would like to do what is hard and embrace the more playful discovery aspect of myself.
Alignment and resistance. It is kinda like we choose what is difficult or easy for us, yet not entirely so, as what we choose to align/resist are also determined by a whole range of factors and experiences, not all of which are within our control. That which constitute " us " - is not really us/ up to us, which is a scary thought. Many times, we resist something due to our perceived threat of it, which is valid and understandable - so if someone "is making things difficult for him/herself", its not exactly their own fault.
This effortlessness, which is paradoxically priceless, sounds good since we are moving " faster and further " ; yet, moving fast and away need not always be a good thing - sometimes, staying put and keeping it slow is more ideal... or at least safer. Any unaligned movement can be a mere waste of time , energy and life. Resistance may be more painful and difficult, but non-resistance can make life less meaningful, or feel like one has less personal agency and power - which can be kinda worse for some people. People have their experiences and are/form/become who they are, as long as they think and feel they are not wasting their lives, easy or difficult...not very sure whether it matters.
But I have to say, I like your acute observations.
My yoga guru once said "if you only do the easy things in life, life becomes harder". I pinched that line when I wanted my students to do 10 more push-ups. I think there's something very bad-ass about being hardcore and all that, but ironically what athletes are working towards is making the action look fluid, and easy. And that, my friend, is what we call 'dancing gracefully'.
My "thought" is.... there ie an underlying factor of Time. Which then leads to an underlying factor of fear and limitations and hence a perception of easy/ease vs hard.
I imagine. If I have to solve One mathematics problem and I am given forever to do it, and I will never grow old and I will never die. I have no perception of physical limitations and hence no perception of time. I would be just "doing" one mathematics question. I try many routes to learn and attempt the question.
I wonder how would I label my life? Easy? Hard? Or just is?