The preacher says the end of something is better than the beginning - you can see the full context, understand the full story, know whether it was actually worthwhile. You can judge only when you have the whole thing.
I'm a beginner by nature - I love starting new projects, new ideas, new initiatives. But the preacher is saying: don't get carried away by the excitement of the beginning. The real test is whether you finish well. What matters is the ending.
I've started a lot of things I didn't finish. Projects, relationships, commitments. And the pattern I'm seeing is that what matters is not how exciting the beginning was, but whether I stuck with it until the end. The ending tells the real story.
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