My boss used to say 'Work smarter, not harder." I would like to take the path of least resistance, but I've been told that I do everything the hard way. I think that I do learn most things the hard way. Also a girl told me one time that when the red river's flowing, I should take the dirt road? I guess she knows her way around. I don't know?
I think me too re the always do things the hard way..
Re the red river.. I am a fan of embracing rather than shunning and I think the lady was way too appeasing and considerate.. Mind you not that one shouldn't travel the other route now and then if both parties are willing, just that it's really not necessary for that reason.
Yeah, I don't even know what river she was talking about. Dirt roads are fine to me. They're kinda narrow to drive on, but my ex-wife sure liked to go that way?
Red River (Asia) (Chinese: ç´…æ²³, 红河, Hóng Hé; Vietnamese: Sông Hồng) in China and Vietnam Red River of the North in Canada and the United States Red River of the South, a tributary of the Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the United States
It must've been the one in Canada, but I don't live anywhere near it so it's strange that she would mention it. Also she was giggling as she told me to take the dirt road. She sure gives weird directions huh? She really wanted me to go down that road I guess? We were kind of nervous to travel on that road at first. It wasn't an easy way to go and she even told me to stop and back up at one point, so I did. We didn't take the dirt road for a long time after that. Then one night it was dark and we accidentally ended up taking that road and I had no idea we were even on it. She steered me towards it. She was laughing and she let me know where we had been after the fact. From that fateful night on she seemed to be very open about travelling down that dirt road. I even started to appreciate going that way with her, I guess?
The moral of the story is that you can do things the easy way or the hard way in life, but some people enjoy taking the dirt road whether you live near a river or not.
We have that saying here too.. but I always think of it from an old song.. You take the high road and I'll take the low road and I'll be in Scotland afore ye.
Ahhh with age comes wisdom. We like wisdom. Now, about your curiosity... A little story comes to mind that might help you grasp the concept.
One sunny day a little boy and girl were playing at the beach/ocean. A small wave came by and knocked them down, slipping the boy's swim trunks to his knees As they sat on the sand the little boy said to the little girl, "Look! I've got one of these! Naw-Nee, Naw-Nee, Nawwww-Neeee!!" The little girl looked down at herself and saw she didn't have one! She started crying and they went running back to their mothers. They ate lunch and take a nap. After a while, they reunite to go back and play in the ocean. The little boy says, "I still have one of these and YOU DON'T!" The little girl flipped her hair, proudly looked at the little boy and said, "My mom said I don't need one of those because with this I can get as many of those I want! Naw-Nee, Naw-Nee, Nawwww-Neeee!!"
And that, Element, is all your curiosity needs to know to make it in the world as an adult. The End! Big winks and smiles!!!
Interesting question. If you think about it, everything that we know takes the path of less resistance. Water. Air. Rocks. You, driving to work takes the shortest path, i.e. less resistance. The blood in your body. Sure! It goes round and round and round all the parts and bones and supplies them with oxygen. It doesn't make it hard.
If you had asked, challenge yourself? Yes. I love to expand my horizons. I do so in the most timely, efficient and effective way.
I think that is the smart way which sometimes proves to look as the lazy way.
I try not to be self-abusive and put rocks in my path to make it rough. I have been known to do that in my teen and childhood but not so much as an adult.
This post was edited by Merlin at June 27, 2018 3:04 AM MDT
Hahahahahahahahahaaa! Huge Giggles!!!!!!!!! That is funny!!!!!!!!! Great Answer Walt! One I wouldn't have expected from you which makes it all the more awesome!!!
Obstacles, like friction, cannot be removed completely. The art of living is to not let oneself get overheated by it, but to find ways to reduce it to obtain a smoother path to travel to the desired destination.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at June 27, 2018 7:50 AM MDT
BUT - - I tend to work in jobs that interest me and pursue interests in areas of interest, so even the hard, rough road seems not to be rough because it's all something I basically enjoy.
This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at June 27, 2018 7:58 AM MDT
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