Is meaning of articulation limited to just being expressing oneself? Yes and no. And that's what makes me curious about it. In this blog post, let's target taking the bull by its horns. Trying to solve problems simply by articulating them!
"Well begun is half done….well articulated is half resolved!"
We fail to notice the genius of articulation. It goes back to my childhood memories of sitting cluelessly on few doubts in science class unable to make sense of what’s going on. Finally I raise my hand and ask. But before I complete my sentence and the teacher says anything, the solution(at least a part of it)has already struck my mind!
Some contemplation made me realize the simple reason that, in my attempt to articulate, I actually saw the problem in reality for the first time. Prior to articulation was only a guess work and speculation which obviously was not going to lead me anywhere.
That’s the biggest weakness of problems and hence can be our biggest advantage over them. If you hide them, be ready they are gonna play hide and seek! It would be a multi faced daemon you would feel clueless as to which face to hit first. You would struggle to figure out the faces of the daemon in the first place.
Your problems are your king as long as you keep them locked inside. They have traits of a parasite...feasting on the host. They are your boss as long as you hold them within. The moment you start bringing them out, they start losing their sheen. Often we are told, sharing your problems with trustworthy people makes it easier. Articulation is the underlying principle.
At times, things are sensitive and speaking out openly may not sound feasible. I feel the least one can and should do is to write them on paper verbatim. No need to be formal here...you might rather feel delighted to see how beautiful those words look on paper which echo at least a hundred times inside your mind. Once done, shred the paper to pieces with bare hands.
Easier said than done, it might sound too good to be true. Can all pain and suffering in the world be reduced by mere writing them down on paper ? It sure can be lessened. Articulation may not guarantee a solution but it sure guarantees better and actual understanding of the problem in the first place. There is no credibility of efforts put into solution without making sure problem is understood right. If not a solution, articulation is a sure step towards solution.
Let's give it back to the problem by not letting it rot inside. All of us have gold mines inside obliterated by what we think as our problems. Let's get rid of problems starting with articulation and go mining!
There are layers to everything we see which we need to uncover. We are surrounded by icebergs
"In the world of icebergs we live,"
"Like an iceberg itself, we live !"
Great piece, Pankaj! Well articulated :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sumathi !
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