February 8, 2026
When we mature a little more we grow out of that impulsive action into calculated action. Like a businessman, I sit down and work out, “If I do this, what will happen? And if I do that, what will happen? How can I promote my own welfare?” That is pure business, therefore if I call my young friend of fool, he begins to calculate, “If I retaliate, my friends will misunderstand me and think I am immature, so I will smile and say, 'God bless you!', and I will be enhanced in the eyes of my friends.”
This is calculated action, which is slightly better than impulsive action and not yet true action, because here you are reacting and not acting. You are not totally immature, you are not asleep, but still not mature, and therefore, you are reacting to - calculating the consequences, the profits.
The problem here is that if these consequences turn out to be what you anticipated them to be, you are happy, and if the consequences turn out to be contrary to what you expected, you are unhappy. That is not intelligent or wise action.