Sometimes, without realizing it, we find ourselves balancing on one leg. A fleeting moment of loss of balance, an instinctive reaction, an almost unconscious act. But once we are there—on that one leg—a choice opens up that extends beyond the now. For isn’t it true that the future is shaped by what we do in the present? And if that is so, wouldn’t it be better, for the sake of the future time, to stand on the other leg for a moment?