遠慮近憂
Meanings
1
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.