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title: Long-Term Thinking
modified: 2026-10-30
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> 欲知前世因，今生受者是，欲知來世果，今生作者是。
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> —《三世因果經》
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> 如果你想知道過去，就看看你現在的處境；如果你想知道未來，就看看你今天的行為。[^1]
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> If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.

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# 菩薩畏因（重在預防），眾生畏果（重在補救）

> 與其等到果報成熟後才承受、補救，不如在因尚未形成時，就及時止惡、修善。

一般凡夫俗子只在乎眼前的結果、災難或痛苦。平時做事隨心所欲、不計後果，等到惡果降臨時才驚慌害怕、怨天尤人、匆忙補救，但為時已晚。

覺悟者（菩薩）明白 [因果循環](life-is-cyclic.md) 的規律，知道「種什麼因，得什麼果」。因此，菩薩重視預防，在每一個起心動念、事情發生的最初，就保持覺察，謹慎行事。不種下惡因，自然就不會承受惡果。

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Long-term thinking changes your short-term actions.

* When you intend to invest long-term, it changes which stocks you buy.
* When you intend to be in a relationship long-term, it changes the type of person you look for.
* When you intend to stay injury-free for the long term, it changes the type of workouts you do.

**Build what lasts.**

[^1]: What’s right for you today is determined by what you’ve been doing lately.