Ranting on... easy solutions

Lately I have been hearing a lot about "easy solutions" for life. You know things like "easy, instant success" and "fast money." Or some new idea that is going to change the world overnight, a new invention or scientific theory. Some advancement in something like Brainwave Entrainment, or hypnosis, where one simply has to listen and they change instantly through their sub consciousness. Now, I'm not trying to say that these things are bad, not at all. But for example, the United States became powerful thanks to God and inspired men with incredible vision and focus, which had "new" ideas! But, the solutions to life that they had weren't easy or new, but rather, simple. These were men were willing to live by principles, and stand for them, no matter what the cost. Men who were diligent and persistent to good causes, who lived in a time where ones word meant something and ones family name was a treasure and had great personal significance. Men like Abraham Lincoln, who found happiness in serving others while leading them at the same time, which believed in a better life and then made it happen by doing the small things that make big differences.
After analyzing the comments made about all the "shortcuts" we can make in life, I came to the conclusion that I'd rather be simple. And I prefer going back to the basics that we all know, and live by faith, diligence, trust, love, self control, etc. And forget about the trash of "getting something for nothing" and replace it with the good feelings of working hard for something, and in reaching my goals. I mean, whatever happened to writing a personal creed, to look deep down and decide what one really wants in life, giving one boundaries and limits, choosing the "path less traveled by." Writing it down and living by it, living up to our potentials.
The truth is that I'm young and I've seen too many unhappy people. The answers seem to be simple, but no one wants to accept them. Why? I don't know. Maybe it just seems too "easy" to just be a person who works and saves, who budgets and sets aside a little for a rainy day (or a drought if you're from Arizona), who shares the little they have to help one who is less fortunate. Maybe it just seems to "easy" to trust in God and dedicate oneself to His work, to believe on His words, and follow Him.
This life is meant to be good, and I don't think it's that difficult to achieve. Keep it simple, make the small sacrifices, do the small things, smile, and be a positive influence on the world and the people around you. That's my goal. Its simple and I'm stickin' to it.