sure pass' sure curse :)

I have a bad feeling about the concept of "sure pass" or SP.

Don't get me wrong, I fully understand and sympathized, how one could be enticed by the allure of a "sure pass" for I was also once a 'confused' student, too.

But I am glad I found out the certainty of danger behind SP sooner rather than later :)

You see, we are actually emasculating ourselves and making our future dimmer if we limit our appreciation of "sure pass" only to the tempting immediate and never consider its 'difficult to see' effects to our mindset, to our being and to our career opportunities.

Here's the thing. All actions and decisions have results - a blessing or a consequence. What we consider as the 'shortcut' is actually the long way and what we consider as the long way is actually the 'shortcut' :)

Believe me. It is.

Life offers only two paths when it comes to these things. The path is either "suffer now and enjoy later" or "enjoy now and suffer later".

Serious. It is.

The truth is life does not become easier as we age. It gets harder. More difficult. Challenging :)

The more we look for and enjoy 'sure pass', the more we are preparing our lives to suffer even more as life rolls on.

The challenges we face are actually the hidden stepping stones and the keys that prepares us for our future. The more difficulties and challenges we overcome, the better it is for us. The more opportunities we open up for ourselves.

Serious. It is.

To clarify, let me ask - does a college basketball team become better by playing with elementary basketball teams?

I mean, they will surely win. Consistently. An SP. But did they get better? Did they prepare themselves to become champions?

And if we relate this to economics, how much do you think an MVP in the championship team gets paid? And how much more does he earn compared to the MVP of a so-so team?

Or how much does a Kobe Bryant earn compared to the best PBA player?

Are you getting me now?

You see. We get better by the challenges we faced. By the difficulties we faced. We give ourselves a pricing leverage with the market by the very dynamic of difficulties.

This is, I am afraid, why America became America. Why Japan became Japan. Why South Korea became South Korea. And why Singapore became Singapore. Their youth has a different view and appreciation of challenges and of difficulties. To them, difficulties and challenges are a person's best friend. We on the other hand, ensure that we go through life as unhindered, as unscathed and as unchallenged as possible. Waiting and hoping for dole outs, olive branches and every day Christmas :)

"Kung pwedeng lumusot, lulusot :)"

If there's is one thing we want to obliterate in our minds is the infestation of the love affair with SP. SP is "sure pass" but it is "sure paghihirap" in the future, too :)

So, disagree with me. Prove me wrong. Wager your young lives. I hope you're right because, unlike the computer I am using, life has no "undo" button. We live with the consequences of our choices and decisions :) We do not wake up to find ourselves in yesterday. We wake to a tomorrow. It is up to us if it will saddled with consequences or a harvest of blessings.

Choose wisely. It is your life after all :)

"... why think like mere men?"