1.30 “When a man sees only frustration…”

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“When a man sees only frustration in his expectations, he thinks, “Why am I here?”

Let’s analyse this sentence:

  1. “When a man sees…”: When we either experience or anticipate something.
     
  2. “…only frustration in his expectations…”:  all our plans for success or happiness are thwarted.
  3. “He thinks, “Why am I here?” He loses his resolve to act.

Summary understanding: When we either experience or anticipate that our efforts will not lead to the success we expected, we become reluctant to keep trying.

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