There are other ways, and other arenas in which to measure successes and learn from failures that are not nearly so hard cut and brutal.
What you allude to can happen quite frequently in the fiscal arena. And interestingly enough in the religious arena, because it is just an offshoot of our own fiscal thinking (working for, trading, bartering, suing, insuring, earning, deserving)
I prefer existing in more endearing and enduring arenas.
@griz maybe. Maybe not. Irrespective of any other factors, the results/ effects/ consequences of one’s actions remains… even *if* the end result is able to be altered, changed, fixed to be better.
I favor a path that grants wisdom to make better choices ahead of time; greater ability to handle the short-term consequences of bad decisions; and the ability to forgive and heal so the lessons from even catastrophic occurrences can be positive rather than just remain negative.
4 responses to “Why are we only as good as our current success?”
our lives are getting shrunk into 140 character statements.
we put the instant in Instagram.
who cares what happened 20 minutes ago, what’s happening NOW?
and it’s not even about what’s happening tomorrow – WHAT ABOUT NOW?
success, not fame anymore, is fleeting…….
There are other ways, and other arenas in which to measure successes and learn from failures that are not nearly so hard cut and brutal.
What you allude to can happen quite frequently in the fiscal arena. And interestingly enough in the religious arena, because it is just an offshoot of our own fiscal thinking (working for, trading, bartering, suing, insuring, earning, deserving)
I prefer existing in more endearing and enduring arenas.
@griz maybe. Maybe not. Irrespective of any other factors, the results/ effects/ consequences of one’s actions remains… even *if* the end result is able to be altered, changed, fixed to be better.
@Jear77
Everything generates consequence.
I favor a path that grants wisdom to make better choices ahead of time; greater ability to handle the short-term consequences of bad decisions; and the ability to forgive and heal so the lessons from even catastrophic occurrences can be positive rather than just remain negative.