failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
A yojijukugo proverb warning that neglecting future planning brings immediate trouble. Often used in formal or advisory contexts.
If you chase only immediate profits, you may end up with the situation described by the proverb 'failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term'.
As the saying goes, 'failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term,' so we should prepare for the future now.
遠慮 alone means 'restraint' or 'hesitation,' while 遠慮近憂 is a fixed proverb combining it with 近憂 (immediate worry).
近憂 is not commonly used independently; it appears mainly in this yojijukugo.
A yojijukugo derived from classical Chinese thought, combining 遠慮 (distant consideration) and 近憂 (near worry) to express that lack of foresight causes immediate distress.