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Delayed gratification and gratitude
- yunusabd 7y agoTo the list of interjections you could add the Chinese "盡人事，聽天命" (do what's humanly possible and leave the rest to God's/heaven's will) or "順其自然" (let things go their natural way). "Que sera, sera" or "what will be, will be" also works.
- gauravjain13 7y agoAnd the Gita’s – “You have the right to work; not the fruits of your work.”
- Topolomancer 7y agoThanks, this a great quote! I added it as well. Do you happen to have an original source for this? I would love to see how it looks in Sanskrit.
- reltuk 7y agoकर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन Transliteration: karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana You can read more here: https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/2/verse/47 https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/2/verse/47
- Topolomancer 7y agoThanks, these are great---I added them!
- brodouevencode 7y agoGratitude is one of the (IMO) more missing traits these days. Great post and a good reminder to be grateful for the opportunities you have.