All beginnings are unvoluntary.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nothing truly starts by our own free choice; beginnings are forced by circumstances.
- In plain terms
- All starts are involuntary.
- What can you take from it?
- Beginnings often happen to us rather than by us.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you ever chosen a beginning?
- What forced you to start?
Another view
It ignores moments where humans consciously initiate new paths.
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