“I would surmise that we must cherish the resources that God has given us to achieve a goal more than we cherish the goal itself. For if we fall victim to the pursuit of the goal alone, then the goal has suddenly become our god.”

Meaning

This can be taken to mean that means matter more than targets when those targets start to rule us. The line points to gratitude, discipline, and a sense of limits, and it lands in any situation where ambition is beginning to crowd out judgment or values.

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Originally said in English.

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