Don't underestimating the thread in the rope.

Don't underestimate the thread in the rope. Albert Einstein is rumored to have remarked that compound interest was the greatest force in the universe. Unfortunately for us, our brains were not hardwired to think exponentially but linearly. We loose interest in the daily tasks, the mundane because torturous. We seek glory and celebration, and become blind to the links that make the chains. But we must take our most arduous endeavors one step, one day, one ounce of strength at a time, with full faith and hope that we are building precept upon precept, layer upon layer. There's a type of maturity and growth that can be measured by our ability to have certainty, through first hand experience, of what long term commitment to small changes can create. Forsaking that instant gratification for something more. Ironically, or paradoxically, we forgo a lot to experience and have more. To miss out on this, is to miss out on fully experiencing the human condition. To miss this path, whichever shape or direction it might take, is to miss out on a fulfilling and purposeful part of being human.