#Aimlessness

Choose Roads by First Choosing a Destination

From this premise, we move to a classic insight: purposes determine processes. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics posits telos—an end or aim—as the organizing principle of action; things are understood by what they are for. Likewise, Seneca’s maritime maxim captures it pithily: “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable” (Letters to Lucilius, c. 65 CE). In other words, even abundant resources—time, talent, tailwinds—merely accelerate drift if the destination remains undefined. [...]

Floating Is Not a Rest; It Is Failing to Get to Your Destination - Unknown

The quote implies that true success requires effort and determination. Passivity and idleness are not resting states but signs of stagnation or inaction. [...]