Don’t try to beat the system.
Just figure out how it works. Observe it from the outside, without worrying about how long it takes you to understand it.
It doesn’t seem like a difficult task, but the truth is, we don’t see it through to the end.
When we start to glimpse something that seems logical to us, we end up reducing it, cutting it down, simplifying it, so we can understand it better... We end up taking shortcuts.
All these actions lead to the system—which hasn’t changed—being perceived by us as something it isn’t. We think we’re winning, but in fact, we end up being swallowed up by it!
When we seek what is most comfortable, we are turning away from what could take us to the next level—expanding our knowledge and helping us adapt better to everything. On the other hand, we are merely seeking momentary comfort. It’s normal. That’s what our minds drive us to seek: what’s easiest, what’s simplest, what takes the least effort to achieve, or what gives us the quickest reward or rest.
But that is precisely where the internal conflict lies. We must try not to simplify processes. We must try to understand them. We must realize that there are many details that we will only eventually come to understand some time from now—and sometimes, not even clearly. By making this effort, we are seeking something that isn’t easily accessible.
Once we discover how the system works, then we can At that point, we’ll be able to work with it. Work with it, but not be swallowed up by the machine that only wants to give us something that seems comforting but distracts us from the main focus.
We must seek out the paths that help us grow, not those that lead us to an oasis… An oasis that doesn’t really exist, but only in a cheap, simple answer.
When we seek that oasis, we rest our bodies, and our souls fall asleep, thinking there’s nothing better than that beach, that fantastic bed—when in fact the answers we should be seeking aren’t the easy or cheap ones, but those that require effort and determination.
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