Simplicity Part II
In part one of this post, I shared ten different points that help to break down the simple components of TRUTH. Today I will share a few more and say a little more about simplicity.
11.??????Just Ask! You can gain an incredible amount of information in life just by asking. The trick?is?most people don't have the courage (or maybe the insight) to ask for what they really need. Question everything, and then follow up on the answers with additional questions. TRUTH is revealed through questions
12.?????? Don't mistake your personal experience or knowledge for universal TRUTHS. Just because you like something, just because something comes easily to you doesn't mean there's a market or that others want it. What is the true market?
33.?????? They say you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with. A recent study suggests that your brain can only focus on 150?people in the world at any one time. Choose them wisely. Meantime, whether?your family is the one you were born into, or the one you've created, cherish them. You can pick friends (including family) but you cannot pick family.
14.????? Good health is a gift that you can give yourself. A healthy body is the one thing we all take for granted until we don't have it anymore. Take care of it while you can.
15.????? No matter what you are told, life is a sprint. Yes, pace but you will always be under some level of pressure to perform at a quick level.
16.????? Time is the only thing that cannot be expanded. Everything ends. Your life will end, mine will end. Time is the only resource that people don't ever figure out how to make more of.?Time is finite.
17.????? In the total scheme of things, my life is insignificant, and my problems and challenges mean very little. Each of us are just a speck in the universe among the sands of time so "get over yourself". ?But we are also designed incredibly and rank significantly among all others, a unique creature, created for a specific purpose but at our roots, no better or worse than anyone else.
18.????? You must practice discipline. We have certain moral parameters or guidelines that allow us to live peacefully with one another. But it can also mean that you train yourself to behave and work in a strictly controlled and?specific way to accomplish your goals.
19.????? We possess an inner strength that allows us to endure much if we apply it. Some call it grit, others toughness. This inner strength, however, is TRUTH.
20.? Be appreciative for what you earned, what you have worked so hard to achieve, but understand that sometimes you are just given grace for no reason. Hard work and gifts we receive are both part of TRUTH.
Simplicity is a profound concept that holds many TRUTHS. It is not sacrifice or any sort of mandate to live with less. It is a way to discover what truly matters and live accordingly. It is not the same for everyone. While simplicity cannot be regarded as a direct indicator of TRUTH, most popular theories see it as an indicator.
None other than Isaac Newton suggested that TRUTH can be found in simplicity rather than complexity and confusion. Essentially, he believed that the fundamental essence of TRUTH is often concealed behind the myriad layers of information and distractions that surround us. This was the meaning behind his famous quote…” Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” Albert Einstein also said, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” and “When the solution is simple, God is answering.