We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Paying debts to history by borrowing from our own future creates a cycle of obligation.
- In plain terms
- We settle past debts by taking on new ones ourselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid shifting burdens from the past to your future.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What debts do you leave for future generations?
- How do you balance past and future obligations?
Another view
It simplifies complex economic or historical debts.
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