Principles are true

 I've recently discovered that the majority of people aren't neccesarily looking for the meaning of life, but rather, people are looking for some kind of amazing experience that makes them feel like they are alive instead. 

 And that's totally okay and acceptable. 

What's not okay is if they are waiting for the reward, payoff or rapture, waiting to feel good, without first putting in the effort. 

We live in a universe where we reap what we sow. The sowing comes first, and then the reaping. We must put in the effort before we feel good. This isn't a "because the Bible says so" type thing. It's more of "it's the principle that gives us the success" type of thing. 

 A friend recently wanted to build a floating platform. Like a DIY boat, custom made for comfortable fishing. 

 He told me how he would buy 50mm diameter plastic pipe to make a frame. He also said he would make a deck from superwood, large enough for him, a cooler box, all his fishing gear, a 15hp motor and fuel. I said - it's going to sink. 

"Why,"he barked. 

"Simple calculation," I said. 

 An object must move water with a greater mass than it's own in order to float. That is, if the object you put in the water weighs 100kg, the amount of water it displaces when you put it in the water must weigh more that 100kg, or the object will sink. 

 "We don't need calculations", he said. 

He bought his plastic pipe, made the frame, placed it in the water and it sank. Instantly. It sank without the deck, coolerbox or motor being added. His boat frame simply didn't displace enough water to be able to float. 

Maybe you don't need a calculation, but the principle will remain true. The principle is to first put in the effort and then you'll get the shanana feelings. 

 Simple.