There is a fundamental flaw
With the way humans plan for future
I'm not including all humans of course
For always a small percentage
More precisely, the exceptional ones
Find the way to transcend the limits
Such individuals can be clairvoyant
Even though not proven scientifically
Or self-made individuals tackling destiny
Or prodigies, geniuses and wizards
With the magic of their own
No, I'm talking about the garden-variety
I myself am a unit in the run-of-mill crew
However, I'm not including myself
Because I never think of the future
I care about what goes on in the moment
Regardless of what tomorrow may bring.
The fundamental flaw
Lies in the definiteness of planning
Whether it be educational, occupational
Financial or matrimonial attainments
Most people keep on making plans
Left and right without a tinge of doubt
In their minds and become disappointed
Or even shocked when things don't go
According to their expectations
I have witnessed first-hand
How few of my friends, acquaintances
And some members of my family
Fell victims to rigidity of their intentions
To the commanding confidence
With which they made future plans.
Doubt should be a part of
One's daily diet of thinking
I have heard that love is blind
That justice is blind
Well, unrefined confidence
Is blinder than both.
Nothing ought to be taken for granted
In the here and now let alone
A time we have no conception of
Except that we shall see it
If we are lucky enough.
Nov 6, 2025
Nov 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM UTC
There is a fundamental flaw
With the way humans plan for future
I'm not including all humans of course
For always a small percentage
More precisely, the exceptional ones
Find the way to transcend the limits
Such individuals can be clairvoyant
Even though not proven scientifically
Or self-made individuals tackling destiny
Or prodigies, geniuses and wizards
With the magic of their own
No, I'm talking about the garden-variety
I myself am a unit in the run-of-mill crew
However, I'm not including myself
Because I never think of the future
I care about what goes on in the moment
Regardless of what tomorrow may bring.
The fundamental flaw
Lies in the definiteness of planning
Whether it be educational, occupational
Financial or matrimonial attainments
Most people keep on making plans
Left and right without a tinge of doubt
In their minds and become disappointed
Or even shocked when things don't go
According to their expectations
I have witnessed first-hand
How few of my friends, acquaintances
And some members of my family
Fell victims to rigidity of their intentions
To the commanding confidence
With which they made future plans.
Doubt should be a part of
One's daily diet of thinking
I have heard that love is blind
That justice is blind
Well, unrefined confidence
Is blinder than both.
Nothing ought to be taken for granted
In the here and now let alone
A time we have no conception of
Except that we shall see it
If we are lucky enough.
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