Ufuoma Apoki's Blog - Posts Tagged "transcendence"
Here or there . . .
Ufuoma Apoki
To find the balance in most encounters is a virtue that speaks of high evolution and transcendence. It is borne of the understanding that man as a being, even if accustomed to follow certain behavioural patterns, is rarely predictable.
Being a being means we are never always here nor there, almost impossible to be pinned down in a fixed state. Sometimes we are, other times we aren’t. We decide to be and, other times, not to be. We grow and shrink, evolve and devolve, are shining bright lights one moment and engulfed in darkness the next.
It’s not often the ‘favourable’ or ‘unfavourable’ circumstances which predict the outcome, most times; it’s the attitude. It’s the plasticity and the intuition to strike the balance when to be one thing and not the other. It’s one of the greatest gifts we’ve been blessed with—choice.
If that fact that being beings blesses us as boundless and creatures of infinite possibilities, then we can decide to choose what we need to be at a given moment as our values accommodate.
One key ingredient to achieving the desired end result is focus. Focus, despite unaligned circumstances, contrasting thoughts, and elements beyond our control.
There’s only so much each man can control, even in regimented settings. When we’ve painfully learnt to distinguish and acknowledge the elements beyond the reigns of our power and influence, we can then prime and focus our energies on our strengths, attitude (which should be ideally aligned with our values, and our reactions to external elements.
After all, the destination might not be of great importance when we finally arrive; the euphoria only lasting a while. Our attitude as we journeyed through and the vital values upheld might just give the perfect shade to the destination.
To find the balance in most encounters is a virtue that speaks of high evolution and transcendence. It is borne of the understanding that man as a being, even if accustomed to follow certain behavioural patterns, is rarely predictable.
Being a being means we are never always here nor there, almost impossible to be pinned down in a fixed state. Sometimes we are, other times we aren’t. We decide to be and, other times, not to be. We grow and shrink, evolve and devolve, are shining bright lights one moment and engulfed in darkness the next.
It’s not often the ‘favourable’ or ‘unfavourable’ circumstances which predict the outcome, most times; it’s the attitude. It’s the plasticity and the intuition to strike the balance when to be one thing and not the other. It’s one of the greatest gifts we’ve been blessed with—choice.
If that fact that being beings blesses us as boundless and creatures of infinite possibilities, then we can decide to choose what we need to be at a given moment as our values accommodate.
One key ingredient to achieving the desired end result is focus. Focus, despite unaligned circumstances, contrasting thoughts, and elements beyond our control.
There’s only so much each man can control, even in regimented settings. When we’ve painfully learnt to distinguish and acknowledge the elements beyond the reigns of our power and influence, we can then prime and focus our energies on our strengths, attitude (which should be ideally aligned with our values, and our reactions to external elements.
After all, the destination might not be of great importance when we finally arrive; the euphoria only lasting a while. Our attitude as we journeyed through and the vital values upheld might just give the perfect shade to the destination.
