The Essential Foundation
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
— Confucius
You try to build a skyscraper on top of a twig, but the first brick you place falls. This is entirely common sense, however, we try to place the first brick on twigs more often than we realize. When you start doing something, like a hobby or a creative project, you may try to do things that are out of your reach, and try to rush accomplishing things. Patience is a major principle in this situation, but building a foundation to reach those things is what actually brings you to accomplish things. Along with this, foundations must be compact. In society, our foundations must be built on unity and standing together, rather than being divided. What we build can only be as strong as what we build it on, and that starts with the base, not the roof.
In our personal lives, this shows up when we are building skills and learning how to use them. For example, if you pick up a guitar for the first time and try to learn a difficult song, it will be extremely challenging. Even if you eventually do learn the song, you will have no clue what to play other than it. You will have no context or idea of how things work and easier ways to learn songs. However, if you begin playing by learning basics and foundational techniques, you will come to find that figuring out songs is much easier. Being familiar with the instrument and learning how to do things correctly will not only help you learn songs, but also give you context of the functions and the overall complexity of what you do. Taking this approach towards learning to do anything in life, not just learning guitar, will give you much greater success. Understanding the effects of patience with well-timed action can put you on the road you want to be on.
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Aside from personal lives and learning new skills, this idea also shows up in society and the solidarity of communities. Having a foundation built on a split and divided group of people will lead to a fall. Instead of dividing ourselves by beliefs and societal rankings, we should set aside the idea that beliefs define who we are as humans. A great society will not stand with people who act as if they are enemies. Like I said before, what we build can only be as strong as what we build it on. So, what we should build on is a united people that recognizes the value of every other individual, rather than letting their beliefs separate them. Thank you for reading Social Science 43 and have a superlative day.
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