CALM, PATIENT AND GRADUAL

Posted on by Kwaku Gyamfi

Calm, patient and gradual is one of the most powerful phrases I have ever come across. Isn’t it interesting that the phrase does not arrest you? It might not seem special. Just three boring words. But I think living by it can bring a great deal of positive change in one’s life. I think the words come from Immanuel Kant. I tried searching over the internet for confirmation but I found no leads.

I am not going to tell you how you can be calm, patient or gradual. I will only emphasize the importance of being consistent. Think of your end goal, and divide it into parts. In this way, the goal does not overwhelm you. Do the little things in order to accomplish something grand. Following this dictum will help you when you get bored. This is a promise, if you want to accomplish anything worthwhile you will get really bored along the way. Try training for a marathon. I tried that, I got so bored I didn’t show up for the final run.

It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. It is equally important that you take that step everyday. It is said that Rome was not built in a day. Yes, but it was built everyday.

Thank you for reading.

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Published by Kwaku Gyamfi

My full name is Fritz Kwaku Gyamfi Kyei. Folks are always crucifying my first name Fritz so I stick to my middle names, Kwaku Gyamfi; besides I love it. I am a regular guy. No one particularly extraordinary, at least for now. You may think I am talking down on myself, but “ah well” that’s how I want to put it. I am not particularly friendly. But hey, once a while people tell me I am cool. I love food so I have to battle with my weight sometimes; I don’t have a serious weight problem though. Just that I have to fight keeping my man boobs in check. I am a good cook; I thought you should know; it’s good to invest in where your passion lies. The last time I peed on myself I was about fourteen. It’s not that I was constantly doing it till I was fourteen; that one was a black swan! I ask myself the exact reason why I created this site. The truth is that I think some of the ideas I come across are interesting so I would want to share them with you. I still don’t have a crystal clear idea of what I will be doing with this site, but I figure I will do some book reviews, especially of old books. I will discuss some religious ideas; I think some of them are timeless. I will do some philosophy and discuss self-help ideas. I will also just rant sometimes. I hope that’s ok? I will try my best not to misinform. If I have tried an idea myself I will let you know. If it appears intuitive to me too I’ll just tell you. But you see, I have limits as a human being; I might feed you lies without me knowing. When I do that, kindly call me out. I’ll appreciate it. Also, I advise you not to take any advice from anyone, that includes me. So why read me? Well, if something I say appeals to you, you can think about it; perhaps, use it in your life, but please don’t think of me as some authority. I am not. No one is an authority on life. Make your own mistakes, but always have good intentions. This site is more of an experiment. I am lazy. I have been planning to create this site and to actually write for some time now. Boy, I have not been writing for a very long time. The experiment is laziness out of me and to actually do things. I want this site to be a place that I come to in order to do stuff. I mean, I want it to be a push to my doing. Like I have a business idea I think is worth pursing, I want this place to be where I come to talk about my failures or successes, and not give a f**k about what anyone thinks, including you my reader. I also want to see how far I can go with writing. I have made a financial commitment in building this site. I just hope the commitment will pain me enough to overcome my laziness. Whether I actually continue to write here or keep giving myself excuses, I maintain that it is better to do than to talk. I mean do Kwaku, don’t talk! I feel like leaving you with an interesting quotation to sign off. Something really deep. Sorry, I can’t think of any now so go live your life!