Everyone wants a short cut, especially to money, and maybe fame.
But the good stuff never comes easy.
If it comes easy, then we wouldn’t appreciate the value of what we get.
Imagine someone living in abject poverty for years, and is suddenly transposed into our shoes. Wouldn’t such a person think s/he is in heaven?
But do we live our lives like we are in heaven? Or is every moment a waking hell?
As PM Modi notes in a recent Lex Friedman interview, “If you only look for short cuts, you will be cut short!”