I like the “seeds” idea. Even those of us who resist the immediate gratification mandate in our culture have to deal with our own resistance; at least I do. “What we resist persists” as they say. Being anti-immediate-gratification continues to throw the light on immediate gratification instead of getting somewhere new (or old). Sowing seeds and waiting for the harvest is a notion our culture keeps trying to bypass, yet it’s a fact of nature and happens anyway.

In retrospect, it seems the times I’ve been most useful in either way (and sometimes both) was when I was having tons of fun. I think in our puritan, production-oriented culture we often forget that the deepest and truest kind of pleasure is also a good navigation indicator.

This is a beautiful exploration of the deep, complex points I alluded to, but didn’t fully examine in my post. Thank you for this post, which has honestly helped me better understand where I stand and what vision feels right.

That line really put it in perspective for me — ideas that were floating in my mind, but that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.