Never Sell Your Birthright

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
-Fyodor Dostoevsky

We don’t give up our dreams or goals because of extraordinary circumstances, we give them up for leisure and gluttony. The reason you haven’t run your marathon isn’t due to an act of God, it’s because you prefer scrolling your phone and eating donuts. Our grandest visions are eroded by seemingly small benign, carnal acts.

It’s really silly when you think about it. Like a modern day Esau, we sell our ambition for pottage. The only difference between him and us, is we have his story as a warning. Making us all the more pathetic for falling for the same ploy. Don’t be Esau’s sequel, keep your birthright, never relinquish the things most important to you.