Tolerate/Suffer

At what point does persistence become foolishness?  Is it where it's easier and closer to your goals to change, but can't be bothered?  Each day, I see people shoulder the same little burdens, over and over, getting angrier and angrier, when some simple actions would fix it.  But they won't try, they'll just keep at the same thing.

Is this what happens to all, to fear moving outside of your rut so much you'd rather watch it fill in around you?  I just  want that as I grow old, the ability to not live in fear, to change.

I say as I don't sleep through the night again.