"To write about pain is to dissolve its power over memory."
You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
君子吃饭无求过饱,……做事要勤奋,说话要谨慎,并能接近有道理的人,向他学习,以纠正自己的缺点,这就可以说是好学的人了。