It's an old principle, as old as the Buddha or Marcus Aurelius: We need at times to step away from our lives in order to put them in perspective. Especially if we wish to be productive.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The task which we have set ourselves is simply to show why and for what purpose we hold that standpoint during most of our lives, and why and for what purpose we are provisionally obliged to abandon it.
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.
There's an easygoing nature that comes with a perspective of things that aren't as important as we make them sometimes.
Certain things give you another perspective in life.
It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.
Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.