Monday 3 December 2012

MANY OR MUCH?

‘He who is afraid of doing many things always does little’


There is a very thin line between doing too much things and doing too many things. The word ‘much’ is an indicator of something done in excess or beyond normal control, while the word ‘many’ is usually used to indicate things that are more than one, countable, measurable and quantifiable.  If you are not careful, you may misrepresent doing many things for doing much things.

Our ancestors believe that it is better for one to be afraid of doing too much things (i.e. doing something in excess) than for one to be afraid of doing many things. Anyone who is afraid of doing many things in life usually ends up doing little things.

It is always good for you to be afraid of doing too much things but it only becomes a problem if you are afraid of doing anything, something or many things. If you are afraid of doing too much things, it means you have the ability to control yourself, it also gives you the opportunity to be responsible or accountable for everything you do. It is only the person who is afraid of drinking too much of alcohol, eating too much of food, drinking too much of water, reading too much of books, speaking too much, loving people/someone too much and doing anything in excess that is worthy to be called a responsible man/woman. At times, the only sure way to stay out of trouble is to avoid doing something beyond control. You need to be afraid of doing too much things, not too many things.

The number of goals you set for yourself in life and the problems you plan to solve determine your achievements. If you are afraid of doing many things or solving many problems, you can never achieve many things in life. Keep sowing seeds, keep solving more problems, keep doing the things that you enjoy doing and ensure that you do them properly; one day you will definitely find yourself in the world of multiple blessings.

If you always find yourself doing one thing repeatedly, you need to be careful because you may end up doing it in excess. Also, whenever you discover that you are doing many things that you cannot account for or things that are more than what you can easily administer, it means that you are doing too much things. Remember, he who is afraid of doing many things always does little. Don’t be afraid of doing many things in life but be careful of doing too much things.

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1 comment:

  1. Motunrayo
    Today's lesson was simple a̶̲̥̅̊п̥̥ð straightforward. Most times we get caught up doing so much things a̶̲̥̅̊п̥̥ð we forgot ţҕε important a̶̲̥̅̊п̥̥ð necessary things.I've learnt its ✽̤̥̈̊ Ơ̴̴̴͡k. To do many things,its gives a sense of control a̶̲̥̅̊п̥̥ð responsibility,rather than do things that will be much a̶̲̥̅̊п̥̥ð unaccountable for.
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