Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
Lauryn HillRead
Consequence is no coincidence.
Interpretation
Consequences are the result of deliberate actions, not random happenings.
Lauryn Hill's quote emphasizes the idea that the outcomes we experience in life are closely linked to our choices and actions. It serves as a reminder that nothing occurs by chance; rather, every consequence stems from decisions we make, encouraging individuals to reflect on their behavior and the potential impacts it carries.
In practice
Using this quote in a motivational speech about personal responsibility.
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
You could get the money, you can get the power, but keep your eyes on the final hour.
The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow
Now the skies could fall _x000D_ Not even if my boss should call _x000D_ The world it seems so very small _x000D_ 'Cause nothing even matters at all
We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.
I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.
That distrust which intrudes so often on your mind is a mode of melancholy, which, if it be the business of a wise man to be happy, it is foolish to indulge; and if it be a duty to preserve our faculties entire for their proper use, it is criminal. Suspicion is very often an useless pain.
Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful.
Don’t let any emotional thought concerning success or failure, fame or gain, overtake you, and don’t dwell upon them. Give up your personal shortcomings, such as foolish talk, distracting activities, and absentmindedness. Train in being totally gentle in all physical, verbal, or mental activities. Don’t ponder the flaws of others; think instead of their good sides.
We need to look at truth. We need to look at justice, and we need to look at righteousness. And let that be our guide going forward.
He seemed to be talking about my fears, my insecurity, and my unwillingness to see what was wonderful because tomorrow it might disappear and I might suffer. The gods throw the dice, and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.
By and large a good rule for finding out is this: the kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work a) that you need most to do and b) the world most needs to have done. If you really get a kick out of your work, you've presumably met requirement a), but if your work is writing TV deodorant commercials, the chances are you've missed requirement b).
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