First step

It determines the results you will obtain in life

December 18th 2026
The results of what you do, your successes or failures in life, depend on your state of mind when you make the first move or take the first step.
You may think it strange that one small detail can determine a whole sequence of events, but observe yourselves and you will see. Suppose you start off in a state of inner agitation. This stirs up all kinds of chaotic forces, and if you leave for work or go to pay someone a visit while in that state, you will find your agitation becoming more and more acute as you go along. You will then do or say something clumsy or rash—and then what a mess you will have to straighten out! If, on the other hand, you begin by meditating and praying, if you are inwardly calm, serene and full of love when you take your first step, you will find that as you go forward, you have no difficulty in adopting the right attitude and finding the right words. It all depends on the beginning.