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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Less is more?

It suddenly feels as if the world is in turmoil. There's so much going on out there and nowadays we seem to hear about it all so quickly. Everyone is asked for their opinion so fast before even all of the facts are in. If there's a natural disaster there are experts about it and I've noticed never the same ones twice. If its an experiment they call in as many scientists as possible to debate it, before there's any information even published to be examined then tested! I know in my own fields of expertise, no matter how limited, because everything is done in such a hurry its often told inaccurately at best or completely incorrectly at worst. There are economic guru's who comment on the crises which are sweeping the world in an unprecedented manner and for which no two appear to have the same answer. There are political and religious upheavals which strike at the heart of many societies and those who comment tread a fine balancing line between bias, accuracy and sentimentality. With so much today the emphasis is on speed and not doing things properly. It isn't just news gathering, it seems to emanate all through society and every job. Get it done now, hurry up, deadlines, time is money etc. then when it all goes awry the legal suits start flying and 'compensation' has to be paid. It makes me wonder if they all hadn't been in such a tearing rush in the first place, if they weren't all so overwhelmed and overworked, driven near hysterical by targets and mandates then just maybe mistakes would never have been made in the first place. There's a lot of truth in the adage 'a stitch in time saves nine' which tells us to attend to problems quickly but also 'more haste less speed' which informs us that doing it properly in the first place is more efficient in the long run!
More care, more patience, more tolerance, more understanding, more faith, more concentration, more attention to detail, more scrupulousness, more endeavour, more achievement, more genuine commitment, more respect leading to more fulfilment, more pride, more happiness and more contentment. Surely that would be better?

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