Taking a hard, definitive stance about issues sometimes might not really be wise - I have learnt that there are two sides to a coin. As a student of life quotes and philosophy, I can tell you for free that human philosophy is ambivalent and never fully balanced. Perspectives is usually the case with interpretation most times.
I recently felt very uneasy about a claim that alluded to the fact that whatever came easy won't last. Whilst I do not believe either that what comes hard will last. I had a very robust jaw-jaw with a younger friend in Canada who posited intelligently in agreement with that earlier assertion. Pastor Dennis Ogbebor, you have a very rich and brilliant mind.
Back to my proposition. Ease or simplicity in various aspects of life doesn't always equate to transience. Many easy or straightforward elements can contribute to lasting and meaningful outcomes, proving that not everything that is easy won't last.
Let me cite some examples:
1. Innovation and Technology: Many technological advancements and innovations make our lives easier, yet they have a long-lasting impact on society. Consider the internet, smartphones, or medical breakthroughs; they've simplified tasks and revolutionized entire industries while standing the test of time.
2. Efficiency Improvements: Streamlining processes and making them more efficient often leads to lasting benefits. Businesses, for example, constantly seek ways to simplify operations, which can result in increased longevity and competitiveness.
3. Healthy Lifestyle Changes: Some straightforward lifestyle changes, like drinking more water or getting enough sleep, are relatively easy to implement. However, they can have long-lasting positive effects on health and well-being.
4. Good Communication: Effective communication is key to building and maintaining relationships. While it may require effort to improve communication skills, once mastered, they contribute to lasting and meaningful connections with others.
5. Education: Acquiring foundational knowledge and skills may be considered "easy" when you have access to quality education. However, the education you receive can last a lifetime, opening up opportunities and shaping your future.
6. Supportive Relationships: Some friendships and relationships naturally develop with ease, yet they can become some of the most enduring and cherished bonds in your life.
7. Simple Pleasures: Enjoying simple pleasures, like a beautiful sunset or a warm cup of tea, can be easy and fleeting moments of happiness. However, these small joys can accumulate to create a lasting sense of contentment and well-being.
I have always liked a balanced view of issues. Taking extreme positions might be very costly sometimes, except if and only there is an affirmative instruction from God, the Supreme and infallible One, regarding such. Maintaining a balanced position is true wisdom. The best of human wisdom is subject to change.
© Emmanuel Obu
October 09, 2023
[Emmanuel Obu is a clergy and brands and communications strategist based in Lagos. He is the Chief Design Officer at Design Turf Limited - an innovative and ideas agency with a design thinking outlook]
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