This post was originally published on my Substack newsletter.
In each separate thing that you do, consider the matters which come first and those which follow after, and only then approach the thing itself. Otherwise, at the start you will come to it enthusiastically, because you have never reflected upon any of the subsequent steps, but later on, when some difficulties appear, you will give up disgracefully.
We should consider the steps involved in achieving our goals. It’s often the case that people focus on their long-term goals without fully considering the effort, sacrifice, tenacity, and patience, required to achieve them. We want to enjoy the victories without fighting the battles.
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2 replies on “Imagine the consequences of your actions beforehand…”
Once you have your act together, your normal approach to life is set and you move smoothly through it without too much or any resistance. Success is assumed
Without death would man wonder? I dont believe so , it creates a since of urgency in the calculated time it has allowed you here in the physical form, it forces you to go within and master yourself, for the weak , it forces them to grow in self pity and denial “why me” , poor fellow, join the rest of us dont grovel at it, admire it for its mysteriousness, embrace it and remember you can not escape it, just like breath , death is constant, do not fear it, for do you fear breathing ?