Thursday, January 22, 2009

Our Business

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly a hand.
Thomas Carlyle

Are you always thinking about the future. We want to predict the future. That's why gipsies can make money peering into crystal balls and predicting that some tall, dark, and handsome man will come into your life, or that you'll die next year. We are always wondering what the future holds for us. We are trying to see what lies dimly at a distance. But the truth is that what the future holds for us depends a great deal on what we do today. We shape our own future.

Our grand business is to do what lies clearly at hand. It is a good idea to know what you want to happen in the future, but then you must do something to increase the odds that it turns out that way. Once we know what we want, it will become clear to us what needs to be done to make it happen. Then we just need to do it, without procrastinating, or worrying about whether it will work, or feeling lazy. As the commercial says, "Just Do It". If you want a better future, it is up to you to make it happen. Do what you know you need to do to get the life you want.

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