QUICK

QUICK

John Wooden once said, "When you hurry you are more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you are not quick you can't get things done." To be quick is not to make haste or be in a hurry, but to do the things that should be done at the time they should be done. One who hurries at doing things will eventually be dragged back, but one is quick will go in good pace.

Life is in stages, we have to grow through it to get to where we want to be; getting to certain heights require climbing through the rungs; any attempt to skip, or bypass any of the steps, stages, or processes that is required to achieve what you want to achieve may get you to where to go, but might lead to missing some vital or necessary things to sustain your stay at your destination.

Quick fixes, instant gratifications might be destructive and leave permanent dents on one's life and journey, but being wise and knowledgeable of what is necessary and needed to be done at the right time will surely salvage our life from going in the wrong direction.

Be quick, but not in haste; do what is necessary at the right time, not what gratifies you; learn to go through life the way it should be, not try to skip or jump your way through it. In the words of Earl Monroe, "Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry." Patience is an attribute of quick persons, they know and understand when to do, and when to be patient. Learn to be QUICK.

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John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".