Why the High Road?

It's been constantly coming up for me lately to question why. Why am I working so hard to be self aware, to have a consciousness, to strive to be good, better.It seems like everywhere you look there are people taking short cuts, taking the road less high, leaving little room for the consideration of others, etc... and they seem to get further, farther, faster just fine.I'm not sure I have resolved anything or that it is a question that even gets run full circle to ground. Kinda like the meaning of life. So what why. But the fact that you can have the discussion and go somewhere with an answer that satisfies continuing forward in the goodest possible manner, well, that might be all there is. That is exactly where I'm at with it right now and sharing what hits satisfactory for me this week.