The Japanese say, "It's easier to find a thief on a mountain than it is to find a thief in your heart." The thief in our hearts is the desire for instant gratification: Wanting something without the means — or the discipline — to pay for it. We want the reward now, the pleasure now, the new toy now. We steal from our future to satisfy an immediate desire.
— Philip Toshio Sudo, Zen 24/7