COMPROMISATION

"When in doubt, don't compromise."


Chanced upon this today. This simple statement underlines the primary principle I believe in.

The norm belief is that compromisation is a trivial thing - when actually, it's not.

It means settling for the something which is not the best possible yet. It means cutting corners. It means lowering not only standards, but also altering expectations. It blurs the line between what is acceptable and what is not, what is good and what is bad. It ebbs away at what you INITIALLY HAD believed for or stood for when you were at your acme state, at your very best. It silently steals away the BEST that you could have had or achieved.

Compromisation - more often than not - is indirectly proportional to quality of outcome. Compromisation is awful.

Biblical heros and heroines of faith DON'T compromise; because they believe. Mary. David. Moses. Ruth. Samuel. Job. Paul. Jesus. Sure, some of them stumbled a little here and there, but ultimately, they always come back with a repentant and genuine heart.

Those who do compromise? Samson (the one with the powerful lock of hairs?). Saul. Esau. Juda Iscariot.



I also primarily believe, if you want something hard or bad enough, chances are, you would have it. One thing for sure though: it's not an easy journey most of the time. It would probably be painfully arduous.
But, of course, be realistic.

Randy Pausch puts it this way, "The wall is not there to keep you away. It's there to determine how much you want something. It is there to distinguish and set apart those who want something, and those who want something hard enough."



Compromisation. Not.