Rivers are easily crossed at their source.
A Roman slave said that, imagine trying to cross a class 6 rapid? (most people can’t even kayak that type of rapid because of how rough it is.)
It just doesn’t make sense to try to cross the river there.
But that’s exactly what people try to do with their bad habits, lack of discipline, their dysfunction.
These things started out small, a trickle, but now after years of reinforcing the behavior, it’s become a class 6.
Better to have crossed this at the source.
But what can we do now?
It’s better late then never to attempt the cross, sometimes it’s better to just jump in and see if you can swim it – figuratively drowning
Or maybe head up stream a little bit to set yourself up for success
It’s up to you