“François Rabelais was a poet. His last words were, 'I go to seek a Great Perhaps.' That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.”
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The idea pushes you to stop waiting for permission and take one small risk now. Pick a single, concrete action this week — send the message or buy the ticket. Ask yourself what unknown would shift how you see things. You will fail sometimes, but trying gives you answers that waiting never will.
When to use it
- At work I said this to myself before quitting my comfort role and agreeing to freelance for a month; I updated my portfolio that afternoon.
- Before I signed up for the semester abroad, I wrote the line on a sticky note and went ahead and booked the flight.
- I remembered the quote the night I finally booked a solo hiking trip instead of saving the idea for 'someday.'
- After hesitating about opening a small weekend bakery, I used the line as a push to rent a pop-up stall for a Saturday market.

