“I know enough” is enough to pull you down in very area, you believe you know enough! Statistics show that cause of eventual failure of most experts is their expertise!! Is it difficult to believe? But you can’t disbelieve the numbers – my analysis shows it is 8 out of 10!
There are very effective marriage counselors, I have heard about, saving lot of marriages but are unable to save their own! Well known cardiologists eventually suffered from cardiac problems and lost life at an age, it should have not happened. There are legal luminaries and media whistle blowers engaged in eliminating immorality or infidelity in societies across the world; but they ignore what they do in their own backyard! A highly disciplined father would normally be blessed with rebellious children. You are more prone to accidents on the road you have traveled most!
All leadership, moral or spiritual materials exhort you in abundance to be expert or excellent in what you do; then why is that excellence brings you adversity; that expertise elicits extinction? What is it that promotes irony or double standards especially among those, who have acquired prominence, passion or par excellence?
It is like darkness under the lamp!
Everyone needs light and a lamp gives it. But lamp suffers from darkness underneath!However, nature also requires that there be a cause for every effect!!
So, here below is what happens, when you become very knowledgeable, known, expert or highly engaged:
How to remove darkness under the lamp!
Our traditional thoughts would find it difficult to do it. So, go untraditional; go offbeat.
If light from the lamp can be reflected back to dark area/s, it would become illuminated!
Experts lose habit to look at reflections, which they receive from others; that is how darkness exists under their nose; their expertise becomes their own enemy!! They are unable to realize when their knowledge – an asset also works as a liability.
So, at no stage of our evolution and progress, we should ever stop or ignore to reflect and contemplate. Reflect on what we do; what others reflect about us and be aware about larger purpose beyond us and ramifications of what we are engaged with. That alone can keep us grounded and ensure that our expertise remains an asset through and through.
Another important fact is that nature demands balancing; neither left nor right! Just be around the center!! It is in this context that balancing between work and life, money and morals, spiritualism and materialism assume paramount importance!
Having said that, would you ever like to allow your knowledge to become your liability; your expertise to become your own enemy?
…well, that should never be the case. You actually never stop learning, so nothing is enough!!
One reason why excellence can bring us adversity could be, not able to handle or retain that success/knowledge.
I think I can easily relate myself to point #1, #2 and #4!!
But one thing I can assure you is that I am always looking to remove that ‘epic’ darkness under the lamp! My expertise should never be my enemy!! 🙂
Thanks!!
Thanks; but there is always wide gap between “What it should be” and “What it is”! Whole game is about identifying and bridging this gap!!
I am always very pleased to know your good intentions. Please make sure that you are never falling short on real implementation.
My best of wishes for your successes.