You dropped a mouse into a big jar filled with grain. For the mouse, it was heaven. Food everywhere. No searching, no danger, just eat and sleep.

Days passed

The grain level slowly sank until the bottom of the jar appeared. Only then did the mouse look up and realize it couldn’t climb out. By choosing comfort over effort, it had eaten itself into a prison. Now, it could only wait for you to feed it or forget it. Watching quietly, you understood…

Short term comfort can become a life long cage. And when you stop struggling, you don’t just lose your skills, you slowly lose your freedom without even noticing