by Darlene Busbee

Created on: May 31, 2009

This is a very broad and generalized question. "Taking the easy way out" is an excuse for adults to use when they have given up on something they were trying to accomplish. It is an insult to those of us who continue to work hard for months, even years, to obtain what we want. It could also be called "settling" for something less than you originally want because you have given up on obtaining it.

Humanity today is so bomb-barded with new and advanced technology that we have become accustomed to doing things the "easy" way. If a business owner's computer breaks down, you can literally watch them spiral downward toward into a panic attack in a matter of seconds. Even things such as cell phones have become a need in households all around the world.

When someone chooses the easy way out it is seen by many people, myself included, as not only cowardly but weak. Adults today are too quick to settle on things that they have dreamed of their whole life. When a student graduates college they immediately start looking for their dream job, instead of realizing that it still requires work to become successful. Once they realize this, then they settle for some job that they don't even like, making money that they can hardly keep in their pocket.

What example does this set for our future generations? If we break and take the easy way out, just because things aren't going as smoothly as we hoped, we will only be paving the path for our kids to walk on. We will show them how to give up everything they worked for once things get a little rough.

Taking the "easy" way out has become second nature in our society and that really is shameful. There are still people who have worked hard and honestly to obtain what they want in life. When did hard work become so underrated?

For those people that work hard and diligently, they are the ones who look down at people who choose the "easy" path. It is insulting to these people simply because it is weakness in their eyes.

When someone has the courage and strength to work hard and believe that one day their hard work will be rewarded, they should be the ones who receive any sort of "easy" road. Most people like this refuse to take anything that they haven't worked hard for. It is difficult for them to see someone work hard for years, and then settle for something less than what they were working for.

So "taking the easy way out" is not only cowardly, but weak. Hold tight to your dreams and ambitions. It will pay off, and when it does you will be glad that you worked hard and honestly, instead of settling for something less than what you dreamed of.

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