Willingness

What someone is willing to do, he will do.  If he can't do anything about his situation that is one thing, but if he can, he has to be willing to make changes.  Being willing is voluntary and is a choice.  For example, a person may not be able to do anything about his heart condition on one hand, but on the other hand, there may be things that could be done like exercising and and eating nutritional meals.  However, even if diet and exercise would help the person's condition, he may not choose to do those things.  If one is willing, and a necessary change is made without resistance, all goes well.   However, if someone is not willing to accept his circumstances or the people, places and things involved, there many be some suffering.  Or, in in the previous example, the person's health may suffer.  The more a situation that needs to be accepted is resisted, the harder it becomes to accept and a vicious cycle begins.  You have heard the expression, "go with the flow."  When a person is wiling to accept his or her circumstances, there is usually little or no suffering.  Since willingness is a conscious choice, when adversity hits, the best thing one can do is what he feels is the right thing to do and he wants to do, and then hope that it is in line with what others are doing or want done.  When a someone is willing and accepting, he or she is comfortable with the way things are. He is willing to accept "life on life's terms," and go with the flow.  When this happens life becomes more comfortable and joyful.  We hear about God's will, but at the same time we are told we have free will.  There is that matter of voluntary choice.