Self-reliance and comfort : the dilemma of the century

Our ancestors had access to a limited array of tools, and if a specific task required a tool they didn't have, they either repurposed an old one, or made a new one from scratch.
These little everyday challenges exercised their brains and prevented them from falling into atrophy.
Their focus was sharp, and their sense of worth was heightened by the fact that they made or produced most of what was necessary for their survival. It gave them a sense of independence and fulfillment.
They could make their own tools, grow their own food and make their own clothes.
We, on the other hand, have let ourselves, sometimes willingly, to get ensnared into the soft web of ease and indulgence.
We don't grow our food anymore, we buy it, we don't fix our appliances anymore, we get them fixed or we acquire new ones. The same goes for our clothes and a thousand other tasks that we delegate to machines and gadgets.

Ease comes at a steep price, it blunts our senses and makes up dependent on external elements that could be taken away from us at anytime, leaving us helpless fumbling desperately for a helping hand.