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Hardship and/or Happiness
Many people, if they half accept what I say, believe that my suggestions are too much of a hardship, and/or, would cause loss of happiness. Nothing could be further from the truth. What I am suggesting is that we all obey God, which is neither too much of a hardship, nor any loss of genuine happiness. Yes, it is difficult, and for many people it appears a loss of happiness. However, the paradise which we all really should be seeking is only to be found through such attention and practice. The only way to achieve lasting happiness is by going through the temporary hardships which are nothing compared with the grand outcome, should we succeed. The reality is that eternal hardship and unhappiness belongs to all who avoid the single narrow path that so few actually find. This life is truly a paradoxical and oxy moronic experience, that is, self-contradictory. We ought to be remembering the first Psalm which teaches us that if we are to be happy, we cannot follow the advice of wicked people. Be doers of what is right and you will not be disappointed, otherwise we will have great regret instead of great happiness.