“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces,
I would still plant my apple tree.” The internet says this is a quote from
Martin Luther. Whether it is or not, for our sake, it doesn’t matter.
But this quote has really spoken to me today in my study of
perseverance.
It used to be my excuse that you only live once, the world
could end tomorrow, it could end tonight! Therefore, I need to eat these nachos,
that cookie and then this slice of cake with some ice cream. Because I may
never get to again! Right? Eats an entire tub of Ben & Jerry's - YOLO!
I am slowly coming to realize that I would rather ‘plant my
apple tree’ even if I did know the world was to end tomorrow. Wouldn’t you
rather go out doing something meaningful and worthwhile to yourself? I think I would.
I don’t think this would have been my answer 6 months ago, or even 3 months ago,
honestly. The ambiguous future is no longer a worthy excuse for me to lose focus on the goals I have set for myself.
Maybe that’s the essence of perseverance then? To understand
your hard work is worthy of you in the HERE AND NOW, regardless of what may
come.
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