Duradarshita

Farsightedness is the ability to provide for the future and anticipate events before they occur. It is the opposite of procrastination.

Devanagari

अनागतविधाता च प्रत्युत्पन्नमतिश्च यः।
द्वाविमौ सुखमेधेते दीर्घसूत्री विनश्यति॥
अनागतविधानं तु कर्तव्यं शुभमिच्छता।
आपदां शङ्कमानेन पुरुषेण विपश्चिता॥

Transliteration

anagatavidhata ca pratyutpannamatisca yah |
dvavimau sukham edhete dirghasutri vinasyati ||
anagatavidhanam tu kartavyam subham-icchata |
apadam sankamanena purusena vipascita ||

Translation

Mahabharata (Santi Parva): One who provides for the future (the farsighted) and one who possesses presence of mind both prosper in life; but the one who procrastinates (the “long-threader”) comes to naught.

Ramayana: A wise person who desires his own well-being must take steps early enough to avert a possible untoward happening, apprehending trouble before it arrives.