Maurice MerleauPontyPersonal life, expression, knowledge, and history advance obliquely, and not directly, toward ends or toward concepts. That which is sought too deliberately is not obtained.
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A person may have the best of intentions but if they are not careful, their personal life, expression, knowledge, and history can become obstacles to their goals. For example, if a person wants to be a successful musician, they could spend years learning how to play an instrument without ever pursuing that goal or if they want to be successful in business they could spend years learning all the ins and outs of business without ever being successful. The idea here is that you can’t control what you can’t control. If you are trying to make something happen it will happen but you don't know when or how.
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