To maximize
means to prioritize something, to get the best possible outcome from a
resource. Maximizing life then means to live the highest quality of life. To place
maximum priority on life such that it becomes fulfilling and not a waste in the
end. A maximized life is a life that is in a race to die empty. The person who
understands his place in the scheme of fate and decides to deliver all – his or
her best for the good of others. Until nothing is left in you that is meant for
mankind, then you have maximized this life. Until you have delivered all your
potentials for the betterment of mankind, then you have lived a truly
successful life. Let us see a few reasons why people don’t live a maximized
life.
Ignorance –
people truly do not know the capacities and capabilities that are resident
within them. What we do not know, we cannot vantage in it. Ignorance means
lack of knowledge. Oftentimes people have misconstrued information for knowledge.
Information can be anything whereas knowledge is information that benefits you
and adds value to you. This means that not all information adds value. So
as a matter of fact you may need to be careful because the school learning
system may turn you into an information junkie yet you are an ignorant person
simply because you have learnt things that are necessary and unnecessary but
the primary essence of learning becomes lost. Albert Einstein was one time
asked by an interviewer “sir, how many inches are in a mile?” he replied saying
“I don’t know”. With a surprise look and obviously angered countenance, the
reporter asked “how do you mean? You are a revered teacher and scientist, you
should know that.” Einstein with a smile on his face said why should I bother
myself with common information that any book around carries? But I would rather
concentrate on things that matter; and that is thinking.
The whole essence of learning is to improve
your thinking. Therefore, ignorance is not lack of books or lack of information;
ignorance is lack of thinking. So when a man knows and he is not improved in
his thinking then he is as well a man that does not know anything. So any man
who reads too much but uses his brain too little falls into lazy habit of
thinking. So when people do not know the deep
potentials they possess, neither do they know the strength they have,
how do we expect them to function in that respect? Ignorance is tantamount to a
traffic policeman who is seen running across a zebra cross so as to prevent a
coming vehicle from knocking him down. Only if the policeman knew that he doesn’t
just have to walk across the zebra cross alone, he equally has a right to
enforce the traffic law and arrest offenders.
Ignorance is deadly! One reason why life is
less than maximum is because we are ignorant of our capabilities.
My dear
friend, don’t waste your life, you are an embodiment of solutions. You are a
custodian of spectacular resources. Challenge yourself, raise the bar and become
who you are meant to be.
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Yours Sincerely
Paul Amusa
