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“The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.”

Samuel Beckett

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Everything that happens later on starts with how things begin. Think about a plant growing from a seed. When you plant the seed, you already have the potential for a full-grown plant right there, hidden inside. The seed knows what it will become, but it still has to go through all the stages—sprouting, growing leaves, and finally blooming. Just like that, what you start with shapes how things will turn out, even though the journey and development continue forward. Another example is someone starting out on a new job. At the very beginning, they have all the skills and potential which they will develop further as they keep working. Their future success is already present in their initial abilities and efforts, even though they will learn and grow along the way. So, in life, it’s important to begin things with care and thought, as those beginnings contain the seeds of everything that will follow. Even if the road is long and changes happen, the start holds the key to what the end looks like.

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