All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.

— Edmund Burke

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

People rarely come apart at their weakest point, because that one is already watched. The damage arrives through whatever comes most naturally: the charm that never had to be checked, the appetite always indulged, the confidence right often enough to stop being tested. Strengths go unguarded precisely because they have worked. That is what makes them the likely route.

Take the quality you are most praised for and ask where it has quietly cost you something. Put one check on it, since it is the area where you accept no advice. The talent will survive the supervision.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which natural tendency of yours has caused most of your trouble?

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