Read the passage from the odyssey - teiresias.

but anguish lies ahead;
the god who thunders on the land prepares it,
not to be shaken from your track, implacable,
in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded.
one narrow strait may take you through his blows:
denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.
when you make landfall on thrinakia first
and quit the violet sea, dark on the land
you'll find the grazing herds of helios
by whom all things are seen, all speech is known.
avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,
and hard seafaring brings you all to ithaka.
but if you raid the beeves, i see destruction
for ship and crew.

which theme is reflected in the passage?

it is important to take responsibility for your actions.
long-term goals are more important than short-term gains.
the true measure of wisdom is overcoming your pride.
the advantage of travel is that it teaches you to value home.

The correct answer is Long-term goals are more important than short-term gains.

Indeed, Odysseus has been warned by the ghost of Tiresias that he should avoid the Island of Thrinacia that belongs to the God Helios and where sacred cows live peacefully. Odysseus tries to keep his men away from the island but tired of wandering the seas they insist and force the ship to land there. Odysseus then tries to warn them of not killing the cows for food and they comply for a while but when food becomes scarce they kill a few of them and eat them. Helios complaints about this to Zeus and the latter comes and uses lightning to destroy the ship and kill all the sailors except for Odysseus who never killed of ate one of the sacred cows.

This is a perfect example of short term benefits (satisfying the urge to be back on land and satisfying hunger) destroying long term benefits (staying alive).

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution