"Not the truth in whose possession any man is, or thinks he is, but the honest effort he has made to find out the truth, is what constitutes the worth of man."
--Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)

To believe in the necessity of pursuit compels one to expend thoughtfully persistent effort (as active hope) for progressively higher Truths; and some measure of discomfort.

To believe that one possesses an ultimate or highest Truth is to sentence oneself to a Life of lazy, trite security (as passive hope) for some measure of comfort.

Progress requires process.

Comfort is often found in routine, ritual, and bureaucracy.

Comfort is not a friend of progress.

These are not new thoughts; rather, thoughts relevant to this week.

I have found that process may lead to routine, which, in turn, may lead to comfort. To combat this possibility, process should be an ever-evolving progression. So, just as progress requires process, process requires progress. Discomfort is mandatory.

Logically sequential thought must lead to logically sequential action. Process evolves when the outcome proves not to be maximally efficient and/or maximally beneficial. Even when an outcome proves to be the desired or planned outcome, it will never be Perfection. Therefore, process must evolve.

This week, I developed a piece of a process that was subsequently praised for its creative functionality. Praise is (or should be considered) a distraction. Even the most inspired of inspirations, if left to fossilize as THE PROCESS, will soon devolve into routine, ritualistic, bureaucratic comfort. For progress to occur, process must evolve.

It is interesting to observe how some individuals lose focus and deviate from sequential logic. It appears that the most common challenge is to be distracted by concurrent/related sequences that are not specifically applicable. As these related sequences pop up, they should be examined for applicability, but if not applicable, they should be set aside until resolution/agreement is reached on the current sequence.

Some are distracted by unrelated sequences---"Look, a butterfly!"---and never find their way back.

And some are distracted by a personal desire for attention and praise, often inefficiently expending effort to consider and map out their next point or response, while only guessing at any point or counterpoint they may be responding to.

Some may argue that in distraction one may find surprises that may lead to otherwise undiscovered beauty or truth. I agree that one can learn and grow through purposeful dissociation, but to mix amusement and disorder with sequential logic can only be counterproductive to efficient progress.

Enough said?

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Enough said.