John Dean of Watergate fame wrote:My view [of my life] has been backward, not forward ... and I have been dwelling on the trivial, on the insignificant too much.
Time is running out and I must come to terms with my life. The days for fantasizing great achievements are gone. Ambitions and goals must be realistic if I want to avoid great disappointment at the end.
Sources
John Dean, Blind Ambition (Simon & Schuster, 1976).
Gordon MacDonald, A Resilient Life, Nelson Books: Nashville, 2004, 56.
Geoff Pound
Image: John Dean