Monday, January 23, 2006

On uncertainty.

It occurs to me sometimes that the path we choose for the future, the way we see the road beyond the fog, is rarely what we encounter when we step into the mist. One has to pay the most attention to where one’s feet are presently, and then to the next step. And then the next. Anticipating the direction of the path beyond your sight is crucial, but only once you are sure-footed on what you can see.

1 Comments:

Blogger Andrew Simone said...

I have always been one to barrel forward head first. I reflect on my direction for a bit and then plunge.

Both your or my method have this merit: no paralysis by fear.

The tension is this:

"He who hesitates is lost."

versus

"Look before you leap."

1/24/2006 10:40 PM  

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