Why is it that 20-20 Vision is Limited to Hindsight?

Oh to be able to look accurately into the Future. Being able to side step the mistakes and pitfalls that life unavoidably brings along with it. We can plan, make preparations and plot what will take place in the months and years ahead, sometimes all for naught. As life's little idiosyncrasies will certainly throw a major wrench into the works every time.

Some think it's a matter of Luck, as one person's path seems smoother or more successful then another. Others believe it's preparation that provides a clear trail to follow. Maybe it's experience gained from many years of working in a set direction that assures the ultimate goal is reached.

Foresight would be of great assistance in providing a clear picture of the best direction to achieve the prize of your quest. Knowing that around the next corner disaster was waiting to stall your progress, a simple change of course would divert that misfortune from befalling upon you.

Possessing the ability to foresee problems that may arise down the road from actions taken in the present. This is what we all strive for. The Highway Construction worker hopes to overcome the future effects of heavy traffic, and winter's destructive forces by designing stronger road surfaces. Financial Advisors hope to accurately envision what the Stock Market will be doing in the years ahead by researching the strength and future potential of large companies. Medical Professionals hope to way lay the affects of bad living habits by altering lifestyles to aid in planning for the future. Thus proving that Foresight is indeed a important part of modern society.

Foresight, or what we perceive as foresight brings with it a whole different set of problems. Complacency, that built in attitude that you've got it all figured out. Thinking that you've got all the bases covered. If there were ever two forces that have the ability to destroy one another it would be the Foresight/Complacency equation. If your always thinking ahead, working diligently to make sure you have addressed all possible stumbling blocks, odds are you're anything but complacent. On the other hand if you assume you've got it all covered, that nothing can alter your set course or derail your path, you have left Foresight long behind.

Thinking that the status quo, no matter how well it has worked for you up to this point, is unlikely to change is the fastest way to determining that the only thing in life that's 20/20 is Hindsight.

Gee does all this sound like it might be applied to current events, I wonder.