We are involved in a just cause. We know that most likely we are not going to do anything else in the rest of our life except this. We know that if we weren't doing this we wouldn't be doing anything else we would like to do more than this. We know really there is nowhere else to go and although we would like to see victory come soon we are willing to wait.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Commitment to a just cause is total, accepting that victory may take a lifetime without compromise.
- In plain terms
- We are doing this work because it is all we want to do, even if it takes a long time.
- What can you take from it?
- True commitment means staying the course regardless of timeline.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define your life's work?
- What are you willing to wait for?
Another view
It may discourage leaving a cause if it proves impossible.
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