It's All About How You Chase
Mishlei Chapter 12 Verse 11
יא עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ, יִשְׂבַּע-לָחֶם; וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר-לֵב.
11. He who tills his soil will be sated with bread, but he who pursues empty things is devoid of sense.
A person who has an understanding of systems and knows how to apply principles to the particulars of his life situation, will be able to discern which pursuits are worth his diligence and hard work and which ones are fantasies that will not bring him satisfaction. Thus, he will till the soil for bread because 1) he realized that tilling the soil is the only way to get bread 2) he understands that bread will give him satisfaction. However, a person who does not have understanding of underlying principle will not be able to distinguish between pursuits that can be fulfilling and those that cannot(fantasies). He will be a rodef, always chasing some new fantasy(possibly with equal diligence as the man of understanding), but always either coming up feeling empty and unsatisfied (if its a fantasy) or being unable to come up with a rational plan to achieve his goal(if it happens to be a worthwhile pursuit).
יא עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ, יִשְׂבַּע-לָחֶם; וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר-לֵב.
11. He who tills his soil will be sated with bread, but he who pursues empty things is devoid of sense.
A person who has an understanding of systems and knows how to apply principles to the particulars of his life situation, will be able to discern which pursuits are worth his diligence and hard work and which ones are fantasies that will not bring him satisfaction. Thus, he will till the soil for bread because 1) he realized that tilling the soil is the only way to get bread 2) he understands that bread will give him satisfaction. However, a person who does not have understanding of underlying principle will not be able to distinguish between pursuits that can be fulfilling and those that cannot(fantasies). He will be a rodef, always chasing some new fantasy(possibly with equal diligence as the man of understanding), but always either coming up feeling empty and unsatisfied (if its a fantasy) or being unable to come up with a rational plan to achieve his goal(if it happens to be a worthwhile pursuit).
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