Like the flame of a candle

It was Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, who once said, “Before you heal someone, ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick.”

We battle thousands of problems every single day, both as individuals and as a society. Some problems are smaller, while others are quite large, extending all the way back to the beginning of humanity itself.

In this constant battle against social ills and struggle for a better future, the only thing that keeps us moving are reasons. Without a reason behind why we would like to achieve a goal, its very pursuit becomes meaningless. However, there is one thing that is more destructive than a goal without a reason. That is disorder without a cause.