Bad Habits Catch Up

Some consequences take a long time to happen. The delay between our actions and their consequences can convince us that nothing will happen. Over the long haul, however, we will discover the consequences. It’s like a person who spends their whole life eating terrible food. They don’t notice the consequences for years—sometimes decades. Eventually, their bad eating habits catch up with them. Their metabolism slows down, or they develop a disease. In a similar way, we sometimes do not recognize...