My son, who is a young man now, was four years old.  He was sick; was down with cold.  He did not like it because he used to be an active boy.  The four year old said, "Dad, why is life so hard."  I was stunned with the question.  Not really knowing what to say, "I said, Amit, life is not hard; this is life."  I still do not know whatis a right answer and this question has remained a question with me till this day.

Life as is is what we have to accept.  This does not mean that we do not make efforts to make it better.  To be honest, if we really analyze life, it is not that easy after all.  Let us see how some of the greats have looked at life.  Jesus was on the cross.  For a moment let us look at him as an ordinary person like you and I.  His life has not been easy at all.  There are seven words or sentences that he uttered when on the cross.  Two of them fascinate me.  The first one is when he says,"  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me."  Here Jesus is thinking that his end could have beeen different.  Something else should have, could have happened.  Then he goes on to say, "Into your hands I commit my spirit."   This is when he accepts life as is.  No should have or could have arises here.
Our life is somehwhat like that.  We do not all have the test of being on a cross, but we do come across challanges in our lives that make us wonder if God is on our side.  I used to challage statements like, "why do bad things happen to good people."  My answer used to be, "Bad things do not happen to good people."  But, now I am not sosure.    However, to the best of us and inspite of our best efforts, things have a way to go wrong.  The sooner you or I accept the inevitable, sooner we can gather and generate the energy required to deal with the new situation.

Let us look at how Buddha sees life in general.  His teaching,which are wonderful, start with the concept of four noble truths.  The first one is Dukha which literally means misery or suffering.  The first noble truth is that life is suffering.  Then on Busha talks about the causes of misery and what one can do about it.  But, the fact remains.  Life as we live is suffering. 

This is in sharp contrast to the life of Krishna.  I am talking about Krishna of 5000 ys ago.  His life is a living example of joy.  He is always happy.  He is always smiling.  The situation is grave.  He is in the middle of a war and he smiles.

How do you want to live.  Thoughts are in my view the most powerful energy in the world.  I want to live my life in peace and happiness.  I want to be a superachiever and want to share the joy of my life with every one around.  I have problems and I have had problems.  I do have to work them out like every one else.   And that is why I say, "Who says life is easy? So, I enjoy it as it is and would not have it any other way."