Any Shortcuts?

Can you tell me of a shortcut I can take to get through life
Is it any route permitted
Or is my ticket restricted
Can my route be straight and flat without any pain or strife
Must there be mountains to traverse
Can’t I just skip out the perverse
Is it possible to play the game and never get it wrong
Is there a trick or rule of thumb
To guarantee it will be won
Could I get it right the first go without needing to rehearse
Learn from mistakes of other men
And not repeat them all again
Can I learn the lesson well without doing any work
Always the winner and the best
Who scores top marks on every test
But if it’s true that nothing grows until the seed falls down to die:
Will I lose my life to find it
Can I learn to simply submit?