The power of commitment

While sorting through a stack of training material from classes I had taken ages ago, I found this poem which struck a chord in me for some reason. God's will and mortal effort need to come together to make any endevor successful but the first step is to commit oneself to the idea. When everything comes together, the efforts put in will definitely produce results. Made me think of how much we take for granted and let fate play the deciding hand.

Here goes the poem -

Until one is committed
there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.

Concerning all acts of intiative (and creation)
there is one elementary truth
the ignorance of which kills countless ideas
and splendid plans

That the moment one definitely commits oneself
then Providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one
that would never otherwise have occured.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision
raising in one's favor
all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings
and material assistance
which no man could have dreamt
would have come his way.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

Begin it now.

- Goethe