Discipline as Essence of Life
Posted on Sunday, 31 July 2016
DISCIPLINE AS ESSENCE OF LIFE
By Apolinario Villalobos
Man can never do away with discipline for
as long he lives in this world. Nobody lacks discipline, but just vary in
degree accordingly. Those who grew up in strict homes, as expected are more
disciplined than those whose parents are lax. The people with whom we are
associated with also counts a lot in the development of discipline. An offshoot
of discipline is the so-called, “good manners” which goes with the sayings,
“tell me who your friends are and I will know what kind of a person you are”,
as well as, “your manners indicate the kind of parents you have”.
A “happy go lucky guy” does not necessarily
mean that he lacks discipline, otherwise, he could have been dead years before
his adolescence. Discipline is an important element for one’s survival so that
even a pampered guy’s instinct has a bit of it. The big or little bit of
discipline determines the lifestyle of people. Those who have no regards for
their health, for instance, may suffer from an off-balanced discipline
resulting to their lack of control in their diet, as well as, their development
of vices. They know that what they are doing is bad, but what can a bit of
discipline do to stop them?
Success in life depends a lot on
discipline. For students with weak discipline, graduation could just be a wish
if their life veers away from the right track. Those who fail in their studies
have more likely given priority to short-term pleasures that resulted to their
long-term regret. Finding a job could also be difficult for those whose
discipline in the simple waking up early to be in time for interview, is
wanting. Many graduates thought that the name of a high-end university
scribbled on top of their diploma is a guarantee for a job. What establishment
for instance, would want to hire a guy who has no respect for time, despite his
having graduated from a high-end university?
Discipline is life…. as it makes us breathe
in regular cadence for oxygen to enter our system that makes our heart beat and
our brain to function properly. Most importantly, discipline makes us control
our life, as well as, make us realize whatever wrong we have done, though how
late such realization may have occurred, as we tread the path towards that
“light”….
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