“You make decisions today as if today is isolated from tomorrow.”

A thought by Andy Stanley (2009-03-31) from his book, The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (Kindle Location 658). Thomas Nelson - A. Kindle Edition.

There are principles in life that need to be learned at an early age that will make a difference in the effectiveness of our lives. One principle that is sabotaged by many parents with their children is the principle of cause and effect. Their child gets in trouble at school and the parent blames the school. Of course it is not their kids fault. But that attitude will have far reaching consequences on the child at facing responsibilities for their actions.

You see we all need to understand that each action does not stand alone but that it has consequences both positive or negative that go with it. Let me give you an example.

I am 64 years of age. I will turn 65 in three months. Now a few years back I realized that I was slowly because of inactivity turning into an invalid so I started walking. Each day that I walk makes it easier for me to walk tomorrow. Also because each day is connected with yesterday and tomorrow it makes my walking today more effective. You see if I choose to not walk today it will hurt the effectiveness my walking yesterday and my walking tomorrow. It all goes together to make me healthier. My decision to walk today is not isolated from tomorrow.

We are free to choose what we do today but we are not free of the consequences of that choice. What path I choose today will lead to a certain place. If I don’t get paid from my work for 5 days and I choose to spend all my money today and not save any of it then I will not have any more money for 5 days. That is the choice I made today and it will affect tomorrow. This is a very important principle that has had a great effect on the economic world in which we have lived in the past few years. My choice today is not isolated from tomorrow.

So what decision you made yesterday is affecting your today?

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