“Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore, a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if he feels that he should not follow it, he must not stay with it under any conditions. His decision to keep on that path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. He must look at every path closely and deliberately. There is a question that a warrior has to ask, mandatorily: ‘Does this path have a heart?’” ~ Carlos Castaneda from The Wheel of Time
I’ve read this passage dozens and dozens of times. I can vividly remember reading it out loud 5+ years ago to a mentor of mine who was recruiting me to run his new venture. I was trying to explain to him that, although the opportunity was fantastic, it just didn’t feel right. (I literally woke up in the middle of the night before our meeting and threw up.) I thought this passage captured the intention of my decision well so I (literally! :) read it out loud to him. Too funny.
So, how about you? Got any big things on your mind? Any big decisions?!? Ask yourself this simple question: Does this path have a heart?
(Well, does it?!? :)
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