For success, fluidity is important, without it we cannot compete with those who get adapted to the circumstances and bend to people’s different interests. People hate to work with those who are conventional and stick to old ways of life. Since life has been progressing, for a healthy tomorrow, we should make our today healthy by learning to go with the flow and accept the worst to be well prepared for disasters.
“THE OLD MUSICIANS STAY WHERE THEY ARE AND BECOME LIKE MUSEUM PIECES UNDER GLASS, SAFE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, PLAYING THAT TIRED OLD SHIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN…. BEBOP WAS ABOUT CHANGE, ABOUT EVOLUTION. IT WASN’T ABOUT STANDING STILL AND BECOMING SAFE. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KEEP CREATING THEY HAVE TO BE ABOUT CHANGE.”
Go with the flow:
Focusing on each thing exhausts us, reliving the past is horrible, and it makes our present worse and our future the worst. You should go with chaos and face life, better change your appearance as time demands it. Chaos carries a lot of opportunities with itself, we need to open our eyes to grab them.
The disadvantage of clinging to the same ideas:
Clinging to the old ways of life and ideas make us blind to the changes happening around us, and we lag behind in the competitive world since life is in constant flux, and what worked yesterday may not be as efficient today so it is better to be adaptable and maintain momentum and rhyme in life, rather forcing people to do as you please since it may not work, and people may not like your ideas. A flexible mind is a real blessing.
“This hunger for control, common to all of us, is the root of so many problems in life.”
Influencing people:
Influencing people is the hardest thing to do since everyone has his own ideas and mindset and forcing them to do what you want makes them resentful and bitter. The best way to influence people is to bend to their different energies, slowly convert them into your way and get your job done. Keep moving in their direction, and then convert them to your direction.
“Water can adapt to whatever comes its way, moving around or over any obstacle. It wears away rock over time. This form of power does not mean you simply give in to what life brings you and drift. It means that you channel the flow of events in your direction, letting this add to the force of your actions and giving you powerful momentum.”
The fluidity of thoughts:
The fluidity of thoughts has a magical effect on people, and they attract you as they are under your spell since you do not follow conventional ideas and styles of living. Life is changing each moment, and being adaptable and fluid gives you an edge over others who are conservative and have rigid thoughts and mindsets. Such flow takes you to the height of success. Be open to new ideas!
“You are stronger by having a softness that allows you to bend and adapt.”
Predictability vs unpredictability:
Those people who are rigid and hold on to conventional ideas are predictable and an easy target since everyone can predict their next move. They may easily lose what they have earned even to the weakest enemy. On the contrary, adaptable people are hard to be deceived and defeated since they are fluid in nature and adapt themselves to the circumstances that make them indispensable and the true warriors of life. Rigidity destroys while fluidity saves.
“Most people in life are rigid and predictable; that makes them easy targets. Your fluid, unpredictable strategies will drive them insane. They cannot foresee your next move or figure you out. That is often enough to make them give way or fall apart.”
Conclusion:
Many of us are scared of chaos and changing our ideas that are no longer useful in the competitive world. Fluidity is required in war, competition, success, seduction, and every aspect of life. A rigid person makes mistakes in life since people would not work with you unless you let them know you are one of them, and later you can drag them your way.
References:
- Greene, R. (2010). The 50th law (Vol. 1). Profile Books.