There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life offers a choice between accepting the status quo or acting to change it.
- In plain terms
- You can accept things as they are or take responsibility to change them.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose to take responsibility for changing your circumstances.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What will you accept?
- What will you change?
Another view
Some things are beyond individual control.
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