ABSTRACT
It is natural to call images referring to the present or the past "representations", for they "represent" facta, in however subjective a manner. This chapter rapidly discusses four points: without representations, there would be no actions, only reactions; and sustained, systematic action aims at the validation of a representation projected into the future. The other two points are other things being equal, an assertion about the future must be weighed according to the strength of the intention; and a man who acts with sustained intention to carry out a project is a creator of the future. It is easy to observe that Primus usually pursues a design vigorously and steadfastly, whereas Secundus does not. Because Secundus does not mobilize his energy; he fails to realize his projects, and thus they are scarcely more than daydreams. Ego knows he has forces at his disposal, forces he can mobilize by conscious effort in order to carry out a project.
