“Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change things which are and to make new things like them. For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.” – Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that what which will be. We like the idea of progress, but not change. We like the idea of glory, but not sacrifice. We see disaster, failure, and wrong clearly, but are unwilling to be agents of glory, success, and true. We have compromised for good, when we could be the cause of greatness. We are the agents of change in every aspect of life, yet we make compromises because it’s “good enough”. When given the power to bring about great change, why do we not take it? Why do we suppress our dreams? Is failure in trying something new, something great, not worth the risk?
When did we start accepting good as sufficient? Why not allow for dreams to breathe life into action? Why not allow our actions to quicken the change that is already inevitable? When the dreams of an individual are not allowed to germinate, does the whole group not lose?
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