According to no special scholar or thinker, the end result of a man is determined by his thinking process. This is nothing profoundly deep, or new in reality, but for me it made an impact. So the stages go:
Thought
Act
Habit
Character
istic Destiny.
For example: One considers...
Stealing;
Steals (
at this point, it was a freak occurrence);
Serial/habitual stealer;
Thief (
title earned);
Behind bars/rich/
not inheriting the kingdom of heaven.
Just felt to share.