The Dangers Of Achieving Success Through Shortcuts

The world today is full of corruption, shortcuts, and calamities.
People today no longer do the right things at the right time, but they rather do the wrong thing at the right time and vice versa,which is unhealthy and very bad for everyone. In this article, we will see the dangers of this trend and how we can fight against it.
Let’us consider the definition of shortcut.
Shortcut can be defined as a quick or shorter way of getting to a place or destination. It is also a way of doing something that is quicker than the usual way.
Our youths today intend to use shortcut in order to achieve success and also attain to the height they need. Because they feel that it is too stressful and long, following the right process to success. They forget that things that come easily might not stand the test of time ,that is why some people follow or use shortcut without realising the wrath that will befall them and also without realising that they are shortening and shortcutting their lives, destiny, career and even their beautiful future.
  People find it difficult to possess the virtue of patience,doing the right thing and also following the right process.
Today, it is a norm that “Yahoo boys” abuse social media applications.
Many youths today dabble into internet fraud activities to earn money which is not good. They are not ready to go to school, read their books or even indulge in any hand work or skill paid jobs .
We should accept the fact that there is no shortcut to any place worth going. Although it will be sweet,nice or even enticing when you are enjoying the pleasures at the beginning but the later effect is dangerous and devastating, That is why those who use shortcut to achieve success are always shortsighted because they do not think about the future or see the future pains of that which they are doing. They are also limited because they do not follow the usual way,but they rather deviate and follow the unusual way.
These selected groups of youths have resolved that they cannot succeed without online extortion through false pretence. They go as far as patronising native doctors and other evil houses just to acquire money, success, fame, power, etc. They fail to understand that there is no shortcut to success and victory, there is no shortcut for perfection , there is no shortcut to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal  experience. People do not want to spend their time in doing something good, meaningful and helpful, but they rather think of making money in an abnormal way. No wonder, examination malpractice is on the increase, ,buying of results, etc.which are also fallouts of these shortcuts. These have occupied the minds of students both in the secondary level and even in the higher institutions. The students are no longer ready to study, yet, they want to pass, they are not ready to do anything but yet they want to have everything.
Today, I urge every youth to arise and consider shortcuts an enemy to humanity. Youths should change their ways of getting things easily and following the unusual way because what comes easily will not last and what lasts, will not come easily. Youths should strive,read their books, go to school and study hard, find something doing and also we should not forget to pray to God for assistance because He alone can give us good success.
We can see how this so called Yahoo boys are dying painfully and untimely, we can also see how they are being arrested everyday by EFCC and other security agencies .We should try to understand that all these are risky and is often a quick road to trouble, whether we like it or not.
There are many shortcuts to failure but there are no shortcuts to true success because most shortcuts end up taking longer than the normal routes. People today are in such a hurry to success that they eagerly take any shortcut that comes their way. In reality, there are no shortcuts.
My advice to every youth, student, etc is that if we can keep our integrity, be disciplined and be honest towards life, then, success can be achieved without shortcuts; because in life, all things are connected and for success, there is no fast lane. We should work hard, be focused, patient, remain honest,be truthful, loyal, and be committed to good success. 
See you at the top! 
God’swork, is a student of Community Secondary School,  Kalio-Ama, Okrika LGA.