Have you ever gone to a grocery store because you had run out of milk? And then when you got to the checkout counter, you noticed that your shopping basket contained breakfast rolls that were on sale, strawberries that looked particularly fresh, pork chops that would go in the freezer...but no milk! Most of us have done something like this, have allowed various distractions to pull us away from our original intention.
We sometimes become distracted and lose sight
of our primary purpose. The college student may
need to remind himself of his original goal. The
employee may need to re-identify the vision that first
prompted him to take a particular job.
And even in the much more significant areas of human endeavor, we sometimes become distracted and lose sight of our primary purpose. The college student may need to remind himself of his original goal for attending school. The employee may need to re-identify the vision that first prompted him to take a particular job.
