The Moral Vision
Ease Always Comes After Hardship
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reap the results we desire. This is a law established
by the Maker of the universe, and it is only by
complying with it that we can advance towards our
goal in life. If we wanted to accomplish things an
easier way, we should have to create another world,
one in which cooling clouds—for instance—are not
preceded by scorching winds.
There is no doubting the fact that failure in life
usually results from the quest for immediate
success. The word “short-cut” may be applicable to
the world of roads and footpaths, but there are no
short-cuts in the struggles of life. This fact
frequently evinces itself in untoward ways.
Take the instance of a young man in the town of
Surat, in Gujarat, who entered a jeweller’s shop,
stole a piece of jewellery, then tried to make a quick
exit. His line of retreat to the staircase being cut off
by a suspicious shopkeeper, he made a dash for the
nearest window and crashed his way—as he
thought—to freedom. But this bold attempt ended
disastrously. His leap from the second floor
window resulted in his instant death (
The Times of
India,
January 21, 1980).
