This too is one of the evils of foolishness: it is always beginning to live.
Epicurus as quoted by Seneca
This brings up the question of whether or not it is possible to change by simply flipping a switch in one's mind and taking a different path. If I put together some grand plan and set a date for a change, is that a foolish path? It seems I am always thinking of some change, but often lack the discipline to follow through and take the steps needed. In the real world, yes, I go through the steps to reach a goal, but what of the world of the mind? How often do I go down a mental path but fail to stay on that path.
What is wisdom? Always wanting the same thing, always rejecting the same thing. You do not even have to add the proviso that what you want should be right: only for the right can one have a consistent wish.
Seneca, Letters on Ethics #20
Thoreau warns of activities that require new clothes because too often they also require a different man. Do different ideas require a new suit? More to come...
