“… the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul,…” – Kahlil Gibran
Life at a higher level is life ready to abandon comfort. Comfort is a derivative of time well spent, of value given, of bounty received. It’s a result, an outcome, a reward – it’s not the focus of the life well-lived.
Life well-lived embraces the gift of comfort, yet is ready to release it in order to become more; in order to achieve, to grow, to give. Life centered on comfort comes at a very high price. It becomes life within a passionless prison, a place of bondage, where there is reluctance to try, to attempt, to raise the bar and achieve excellence unexpected in common hours (to cite Thoreau).
Enjoy the good things that show up in your life, but resist – reject – comfort that comes at the cost of your passion.
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