You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
The real wisdom here isn't permission to be blind—it's permission to be ignorant of the *entire scope* while still being responsible for the *immediate choice*. King recognized that waiting for perfect clarity about outcomes paralyzes us, yet taking action without thinking at all is reckless. A person deciding whether to change careers, for instance, needn't map out thirty years; they need only be honest about whether this first step—a single conversation, a night class—is worth taking today. The quote's peculiar strength lies in its refusal to let us hide behind either excuse: neither "I can't see the top" nor "I know exactly how this ends" gets you anywhere if you won't move your foot.
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