There seems to be long gestation times between my blogs. Been cherishing the introspective phases. A pleasure to reconnect back…
I was just thinking that Is Strength the absence of Weakness? Is it possible or rather necessary that weakness/fragility and strength co-exist. My take is that they do co-exist but not in the physical dimension. They do in an emotional dimension.
Fragility is essential in our lives. It is necessary to obtain true strength.
How does one get in touch with their fragile/ weakest/ insecure parts of themselves without judging it, without falling apart. It is an interesting process, best for another blog. For, now lets relish, digest the fact that fragility is a design in our system for achieving greatness!
It is like a skyscraper. The skyscraper needs to have the strength to support tons and tons of weight and at the same time have a designed-fragility so that it can swing, to adapt to the forces of nature. Sears towers is designed to swing, 7.5 feet to a side to adapt to strong winds.
I believe that we are a conduit. Life should not flow around us, it needs to flow through us. I find that in creativity, to do our best, fragility is an essential ingredient. By creativity I refer to any process from writing, painting, films, raising a family to an I.T job etc….
We are programmed to look at inherent fragility as a negative. On the contrary, one should befriend it, be comfortable in it, since that is the best space to jump off to greater heights. A designed-fragility is there not to shy from the universe but actually to source it!
I suppose there is no choice other then to except fragility. There are days though I wish I could by pass the process of attaining strength from this fragility. If I ever find out how to gain strength on an instant mode I will let you know. Till then hail fragility :)
ReplyDeleteAs we attempt and persist, so we excel. As we test the limits, so we bring out those incremental improvements that drive towards excellence. Some how the Olympics motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’, Latin for ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’ makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteSwifter than what we are currently,
higher than what we can aim and
stronger than what we think is possible.
Testing the limits of endurance, and teaching that excellence is when we persist in besting ourselves with each attempt, whilst respecting the spirit of sportsmanship and sharing the joy with everyone around us. The spirit of participation shimmering over the highs of triumphs and the quagmires of losses. Such a powerful message packed in such small motto. Some how, it lingered.
Drive a bit more.. concentrate a bit more on basics.. Push yourself much more..sucess will be yours.. Best of Luck..
-sree
interesting! similarly failure has seeds of success in it.
ReplyDeletesince relativity is the very source of contrast we need not just to balance but find inspiration.