Friday, January 6, 2012

Path of Least Resistance


"The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked."
~Elbert Hubbard (June 19, 1856 - May 7, 1917)


"The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made.  It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs."
~John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 01, 1952)

Path of Least Resistance
habit
fashion
the easiest way
characteristic practice

In physics, the path of least resistance
is the route which offers the least hindrance for forward motion
by an object where more than one potential pathway is present.   

For example,
water flowing downhill follows the path of least resistance
as it is pulled downward by gravity

Barriers may be placed in the path of least resistance
forcing the flow of water to a higher energy state
as a result of the increased resistance.
This allows the formation of potential wells,
where potential energy can be stored.

Love is not
the path of least resistance

"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous;
love does not brag and is not arrogant,
does not act unbecomingly;
it does not seek its own, is not provoked,
does not take into account a wrong suffered,
does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things. 
Love never fails…
…Pursue love."
~I Corinthians 13:4-8,14:1

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