After this morning's cold dip in the dark unforgiving waters of the Pacific Ocean, Dave talks about watching the world slowly wake up. The cold water dips are a form of self inflicted misery and this morning's episode is about how we no longer have to struggle in life. Our lives have become easier than even the wealthiest of people were living just one century ago. Our homes are kept at a comfortable temperature. Our cars are air conditioned. We even have the pure joy of having hot showers, something that wasn't even possible for most people just eighty years ago.
In today's world it is possible to avoid discomfort. It's easy and it's even still heavily promoted. However, living that way is a path to a life of misery.
Humans need something to push against. They need to have a job, work out, sweat, get cold, fast. If someone decides to live a life of pure hedonism, their life will be short and misery.
Today Dave's message is for people to choose their misery. Choose the misery of a cold shower and a hard work out or choose the misery of a long painful golden years and disease. Choose having a strict diet or choose the misery of chronic diseases that are attributed to obesity. Everyone has to go through something hard. It's our job as humans to choose what that misery is.
Choose your misery wisely and with intent.
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