During World War II, sacrifice wasn’t a slogan, it was a way of living.
Meals were smaller, cupboards were thin, and no one believed the world owed them comfort.
People didn’t complain; they adapted. They understood that resilience wasn’t optional, it was survival.
Today, a delay in SNAP benefits and people claim they’re on the edge of starvation.
Panic replaces patience. Outrage replaces effort.
What happened?
A society that once rationed butter and sugar without protest now collapses at the idea of temporary inconvenience.
We’ve traded strength for dependence, resilience for reaction, and the belief in personal fortitude for the expectation that someone else will save us.
We forgot to practice endurance as we traded toughness for convenience and indulgence reduces the need for skill, discipline, or patience.
Control the impulse.
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