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Proverb: The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Oh boy, hell must be a very crowded place right now.
Before you begin thinking that we are all going to burn for eternity, let me reassure you.
We are not all going to hell, and Japanese summers, which are as hot as hell, only last for about three months.
It’s not that big of a deal unless you make plans, but don’t carry them out.
You see, the road to hell is paved with good intentions means promises people make but don’t keep or plans they create but don’t follow through on are useless.
As was covered in another post, actions speak louder than words.
We have all done this, will do this and probably are doing it right now.
We all intend to do things that we don’t do.
We make excuses about not having enough time or money.
Most of us walk down the road of good intentions from time to time.
The smart ones among us know how to make only promises and plans they can keep.
The rest of us let our good intentions get the better of us.
The hell in, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, is not necessarily the burning hell.
It’s the hell we put ourselves through when we try to do too much.
It’s the hell we experience when we push ourselves too hard because we say we will do something without thinking about how we are going to do it.
It’s the mental hell we experience when we feel disappointed in ourselves even though the goal we set for ourselves was never attainable.
Think twice the next time you make a promise or plan because the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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