Cycles

Dawn is a shimmering of the horizon.

Dusk is a settling of the sky.

Dawn and dusk together represent the measure of a day. When the sun rises, the  moon sets. When the moon rises, the sun sets. This represents the cycle of existence, for without such alternation, the power of the universe could not be generated.

When the sun reaches its zenith, it will inevitably begin its descent toward its  nadir. All events including our own plans and activities follow the same pattern.

It is wisdom to know the cycles of life and where any particular circumstance  that we are involved in stands on the curve. If we want to perpetuate something, we  should join it to new growth to compound our progress.

If we want to destroy  something, we need only lead it to its extreme, for all things decline after their  zenith.

All too often, people express uncertainty about where they stand in life. It’s  important to examine both the short-range and the long-range. If you want to go far  in a decade, you have to go far each year.

If you want to go far each year, you have  to make sure that you do something significant each day. Use the cycles of life to  establish a measure to your life, and then arrange your plans according to the units  that you have chosen.

Then there will be no fear of not knowing your own progress.