The Hard Way

We think we know dedication we think we know how to discipline our selves and we think we know what giving is but do we really know? Can we really say that when we give and do not expect anything in return that we really don't want anything in return?

I would say no because even if you given and receive nothing in return once you tell someone about what you did they might praise you which is what the mind might be seeking the praise and approval. So needless to say if you really want to give and not have to receive then you do so and not go about telling others what you did.

I think that it is called the hard way because we as humans are always seeking approval and rewards for anything and everything that we do even if we think we don't want that subconsciously we do everyone does it's our nature. So to be able to over come our natural impulses is a hard and difficult thing to do so you could say doing so is the hard way and that the path is filled with twists and turns that are there to lead us off of it.