- The moment came and then departed—Wham!!! Just like that!!!!!—and I was pursuantly left to deal with its full consequences. Adverse as hell, yes, but I was left to deal with them nonetheless. The moment of free will passed that suddenly. And this is just a microcosm for how life works. It happens—Oh, granted, we have a small amount of control over the rudder used to control life’s direction, but that alleged control is nominal to say the least—and then we are left to pick up the pieces that remain from any adventure or misadventure, regardless of whether those pieces are generally good or generally bad. Yes, those damned consequences come rearing their ugly head once again! How we deal with the consequences life throws our way is what ultimately defines each of our respective characters. Truth be told, we humans specialize majorly more in reacting than we do in acting, but that has forever been the case and is highly unlikely to ever change. If you are perfectly content with being the nail, do not blame the hammer for all of your shortcomings and perceived “bad luck”.
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