All too often, when we think about doing something, we don’t really calculate the long-term consequences. We just go for what we like. And then we find ourselves creating suffering for ourselves.

"There are times when you have a sense that the Buddha was more concerned about us than we are about ourselves. All too often, when we think about doing something, we don’t really calculate the long-term consequences. We just go for what we like. And then we find ourselves creating suffering for ourselves. As he said, he saw the world on fire, people setting fire to everything they touched."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Goodwill Starts with Gratitude"

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