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"If one takes the easy path, his life will be difficult; If one take the difficult path, his life will be easy."
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Totally off-topic, but this just plain isn't true. Hope you quoted it in sarcasm, and not as a truism.
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Kinda depends on how one defines a difficult life & an easy life, don't it?
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I think the problem is that the quote makes it sound like a cause-and-effect relationship. Easy path = hard life. And that just doesn't really seem to be the case. It can certainly work out that way. (Quitting school + getting high probably = hard life). But I don't think it's a necessary thing.
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Mmmmm...I dunno, I still think this is a pretty powerful and generally true statement. Certainly in line with what Socrates said about the unexamined life. Anyway, seems kinda silly to argue over...I mean I personally have never found a stitch in time to save more than seven...but the meaning is clear.
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The part I object to is that the difficult path leads to an easy life. This if often not true at all. That doesn't make the difficult path wrong -- far from it. But it's best to make the choice with the eyes open, seeing clearly that you are choosing a difficult life. If you doubt the truth of this, talk to any parent who has adopted a child who was over the age of 2. It can work, but it is never easy.