No Mid-Term Goals

As I sorted out newspapers, an interview with a Zen monk caught my eye.

He said that in Buddhism, living moment by moment is most valuable -- ah well, I know this is frequently used philosophy by play boys.

Then the monk mentioned something much more interesting: it is mid-term goals that haunt us; it is actually stressless if you just focus on short term goals, such as having a coffee, and long term goals.

Aside from climate change discussions -- experts reiterate setting mid-term goals is crucial -- actually the idea of skipping mid-term goals is quite thought-provoking to me. He continued that mid term goals are often uncontrollable. Yeah, it would be easier to attain short term goals, and probably that would finally lead to long term goals....