Focusing on the Temporary Benefits

Have you ever noticed how some people thing temporary fixes will be really good for them? They (I'm included here all too often) See something that will make their problems go away, at least for a little while, but that's okay because when that runs out, they'll just find another. Its like grabbing a coal out of the fire because your hands are cold. Sure, it warms your hands up, but then it starts to burn them, and leaves them a lot worse off. The nice thing is when it starts to get too hot, you can drop it. Sadly, most quick fixes in life are more like napalm:

"Hey that looks nice and toasty, oh yeah warming right up. Oh wow, that's starting to get hot, oh wow, oh man! I can't get it off! Oh holy crap! I have no hands!"

By then its too late. The damage has been done. At least your hands are warm, lying there in a puddle of goo. It would have taken far too long to sit near the fire, a safe distance away, turning your hands back and forth to evenly increase the temperature of both sides. No, way too much work. I'll just take the easy road. I'll just take to road that looks like stairs, really, really big stairs. Sure it hurts when you hit the ground from 12 feet up, but hey, you got down quicker and easier.

Okay, nuff said, the temporary fix pisses me off.