“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

I’ve often noticed how easy it is to delay beginnings. Not because we lack intent, but because we want reassurance. We want to know how things will turn out before we commit to starting.

But clarity rarely comes first. It usually arrives after movement. After you act. After you place one careful step ahead of the other and discover that the ground holds.

Most growth begins this way. Without a full plan. Without confidence. Sometimes without even conviction. Just a quiet decision to move forward despite not knowing what comes next.

The first step doesn’t solve everything. It simply changes something within you. It replaces waiting with engagement. It turns imagination into experience. And experience, over time, becomes understanding.

Standing still can feel safe, but it keeps the questions alive. Stepping forward invites learning. It allows direction to emerge gradually, shaped by action rather than anticipation.

You don’t need to see the entire path to begin. You only need the willingness to take responsibility for the next small move and trust that progress will teach you what planning cannot.

Life’s meaning lies in taking the first step… even when the path isn’t fully visible.