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There are two kinds of indecision that of which
we have just spoken, which is a leading characteristic of people who are
incapable of any real achievement.
Such people have hardly began to show interest in a project before they set
themselves to discover something amiss with it, with a view to providing
themselves with a pretext for no longer following it up.
They welcome with joy all the advice which tends to turn them aside from the
path upon which they have been walking, even that which is obviously superficial
and partial in its nature.
At the same time they are most careful to avoid admitting that any advice in
favor of the particular project under consideration is as important as it really
is.
They are always yearning for new fields to conquer, and seize eagerly upon every
occasion that presents itself to them of leaving the work they have in hand in
order to commence something else.
If necessity forces them to continue uninterruptedly at the work they have begun
they will accomplish it in a perfunctory and half-hearted way.
Their minds are always attracted by work that lies in the future, which they are
disposed to begin upon, and in which they discover new advantages every day.
Undecided people of this type are apt to make resolutions that, while relatively
rapid, are quite ephemeral in their character.
One desire is scarcely formed in their minds before another presents itself and
is welcomed by them with the same fervor.
Their conduct of life is nearly always a succession of contradictions, which are
faithful representations of their unstable convictions.
Thus we see them often returning to their original point of departure, and
taking up anew an idea they have once abandoned, only to give it up a little
later, to be once more made trial of after an interval of time.
Such people will never know the fullness of satisfaction that floods the hearts
of those to whom it is granted to behold their own completed work.
This versatility is largely due to the superficial way in which their decisions
are made.
Since the obstacles have not been given a moment's thought and their force of
will amounts to nothing, one sees them brought to a sudden halt by the first
obstruction encountered, without being able to summon up energy enough either to
go over it or around it.
Cowardice when it becomes a question of making an effort is also a cause of this
type of indecision.
At the very first hint of fatigue the attempt is abandoned, only to be taken up
again after awhile to be quickly discouraged, and life passes in abortive
attempts, all due to lack of perseverance in following out one's decisions.
There are undecided people of another type: those who are timid.
These people never have occasion to regret a resolution that has been hastily
formed, for they surround themselves with every bit of reassurance they can
extract from circumstances with the most scrupulous minuteness.
But this exaggerated fear of consequences, coupled with a distrust of themselves
that nothing can eradicate, prevents them from ever making the decision called
for by the conditions in question.
When they find themselves absolutely compelled to some definite action, they
perform it as a rule with timidity which more often than not absolutely
precludes the successful outcome of the enterprise.
They wait until the very last moment, then make an attempt to perform the
necessary action, but rarely do so with any degree of success, on account of
their inhibition by imaginary scruples.
If the undecided people of whom we spoke in the first place are to be blamed for
their lack of foresight, these timid creatures sin in the opposite direction by
their multiplicity of precautions, which actually prevent them from
accomplishing their task.
The one sort do not wish to see the disadvantages of the course which attracts
them.
The others see only the bad side of the decisions which they find themselves
forced to make.
Superficial people undertake things without due reflection and have to retrace
their steps as soon as they become aware of the uncertain nature of the ground
upon which they are walking.
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