OR has a rather interesting way of achieving the goal. Someone is rowing with all their might towards it, someone is trying to nail down to someone else's large steamer, someone is building a reinforced concrete bridge. He finds a current that will itself carry him to his cherished goal, and he only needs to stay in it and make sure that his boat is not thrown onto pitfalls, not pulled into a whirlpool, and also that its bottom does not leak. His efforts, by and large, are aimed at keeping his craft in working order and on the right course.
And one more thing: he never forgets that all rivers, sooner or later, but flow into the sea called "nothing and never." Memento mori - and with a light heart he refuses from a tedious career, from a senseless pursuit of a changeable human glory, from power and a high position, if this can deprive him of the opportunity to dream in his favorite rocking chair with his favorite book in his hands ...
At school or at the institute, he is most likely a quiet C student or an unambitious good student. Why fuss, reach for the first places, if the golden mean is much calmer and more comfortable? He does not really pursue higher education. After graduation, he is unlikely to have problems with employment: usually OR chooses a reliable profession, easily finds a well-paid job and confidently slowly climbs the corporate ladder. He is unlikely to make a large fortune, but he will always be able to provide himself and his loved ones with a decent life. At the same time, he is quite tight-fisted, does not like to spend money.
OR builds for himself a purely individual, measured rhythm of work and rest adapted to his health. He can sit up to three in the morning at the display or during the holidays he will get up every morning at half past three to go fishing. If he wants it himself. And if he wants to sleep, he will calmly fall asleep - at a lesson, on a tram, at a noisy picnic, at ... a military council. [This incident occurred during the Patriotic War of 1812 with the commander-in-chief of the Russian army M. I. Kutuzov.]
It is almost impossible to force him to do what he does not want. In his quiet, calm unwillingness, someone else's will simply sinks, slips without cohesion with his opposition, which is completely absent. He will calmly “step aside”, preventing the opponent from getting into contact with him. And no matter how you fight - where you sit on it, there you will get off. But this is only if he - because of the possible danger he sees alone or because of his own laziness - does not want to do what he is asked. In all other cases, he voluntarily and willingly gives control of himself into the wrong hands (reserving the right of veto).
Once a student came to the Teacher and asked:
“Please tell me, oh wise one, why do my comrades receive new tasks every day, and you have not asked me anything for several days?”
“Let’s have lunch first, and then I’ll answer you,” the Teacher suggested, “only I would like to feed you myself.”
Although this seemed strange to the student, he agreed. “Maybe by doing this, the Master wants to show me more attention,” he thought.
They laid the table, the Teacher put a delicious pilaf on the student's plate, scooped up a full spoon and brought it to his guest's mouth. The student began to eat pilaf with great appetite, opened his mouth to express his admiration for the skill of the cook, but at the same second another full spoon appeared in his mouth. He began to chew, but the Teacher brought another spoonful of pilaf to his mouth. The student tried to chew as quickly as possible, but the faster he chewed, the more often he had a new portion of pilaf in his mouth.
There came a moment when the pilaf almost fell out of his mouth and the student exclaimed with his mouth full:
"Master, where are we going?" You fill my mouth with a new portion of pilaf with such speed that I do not have time to enjoy this wonderful dish. Can we eat slowly?
“Good, but you yourself liked to eat in a hurry,” the Teacher replied.
The student was amazed:
- To me? Who told you this?
“You said it yourself half an hour ago.
- And who asked you to ask new lessons, although the previous ones have not yet been mastered, have not yet been chewed by you? Taking on new tasks without fully learning and mastering the previous ones is tantamount to filling your mouth with a new portion of food. Take on as many assignments as you can handle.
The ancients said: "Hurry up slowly". Do the lessons of life not hastily, but with diligence. Not worth it
Try every day you live.
Synonym dictionary
Hurry up slowly- From Latin: Festina lente (festina lente). According to the Roman historian Suetonius (c. 70 c. 140), this expression was often repeated by the Roman emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), who was Gaius Julius Caesar's great-nephew. Writer… …
hurry up slowly- adverb, number of synonyms: 4 festina lente (4) do not do it in a hurry (4) hurry slowly (4) ... Synonym dictionary
Hurry up slowly [hurry up]- This expression, according to Suetonius, was often repeated by the Roman emperor Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian, 63 BC - 14 AD). The French poet and classicist theorist Boileau (1636 1711) introduced this aphorism into his poem (1674) Poetic ... ... Dictionary of winged words and expressions
Hurry up slowly
Hurry up slowly- wing. sl. Hurry slowly (hurry up) This expression, according to Suetonius, was often repeated by the Roman emperor Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian, 63 BC-14 AD). The French poet and classicist theorist Boileau (1636 1711) introduced this ... ... Universal additional practical explanatory dictionary by I. Mostitsky
hurry up slowly- adverb, number of synonyms: 4 festina lente (4) hurry slowly (4) do not rush (4) ... Synonym dictionary
Hurry up slowly- see Hurry up slowly. Encyclopedic Dictionary of winged words and expressions. Moscow: Locky Press. Vadim Serov. 2003 ... Dictionary of winged words and expressions
Festina lente- (lat. Hurry up slowly) phraseological phrase used in the meanings: “do not do it in a hurry”; “When you are in a hurry, do not act thoughtlessly,” an expression that has become a proverb. Corresponds to a number of popular sayings: “More quieter ... Wikipedia
“Hurry” is the choral mantra of our time. Expectant mothers sing: to give birth as soon as possible, to be discharged home as soon as possible. The parental choir picks up: if only he had learned to sit, began to walk himself, went to kindergarten, graduated from school, entered, took up his mind, got a job, got married. Children's and teenage voices lead the party: it would be the last lesson, the end of the quarter, holidays, summer. But confidently and powerfully with heavy sighs and a light swearing on backing vocals, the many-voiced choir of workers sounds: it would be dinner, it would be better to go home. I would like to survive this day (report, meeting, event). Hurry Friday, vacation, retirement.
And now we fly through the calendar with a high-speed express train. They accelerated so that there was a continuous flicker around, it was already impossible to distinguish something. And we no longer notice not only drops of dew, the colors of autumn, tenderness in the soul or sadness in someone's eyes, but even traffic lights, stations, cities, continents, and, in fact, we miss our lives. We fly to our high goal, but to what?
And suddenly anxiety and doubts creep in: “Why all this?” Well, that is, the words are in response to inertia. But they sound, but do not answer the question. And then fear, confusion, emptiness, disappointment sets in: “Where do I need to go? After all, I’m not in such a hurry to go to the churchyard. ”
Time condenses
Now even schoolchildren know the term "time management". We manage to do 10 things at the same time. At the same time, we are talking on one phone in parallel, typing a message on another, swallowing coffee, packing things for a business trip, pouring food for the cat and hurrying the child to school with gestures. If we do only two things at the same time, then we seem to ourselves to be slow mattresses and kopush. And you can’t stop, because the whole successful world will immediately rush forward, master, conquer, achieve, and we will never have time, we won’t catch up, we won’t achieve, we will lag behind once and for all.
Time slows down, expands and fills
Festina lente is a Latin proverb which means "hurry slowly". I first heard this saying from my grandfather, then I ran into him at the medical institute when I was learning Latin. And she couldn't figure out what that meant. And, probably, I would not have understood further if I had not gone to study as a Gestalt therapist. From the very first meetings, they teach you to slow down and hear yourself, your feelings, emotions, sensations. Having worked for 20 years in "big farm" at extreme and unlimited speeds, at first I resisted. She boiled, got angry, waited for us to finally get down to business, set SMART goals, write down all the meanings point by point in notebooks and rush to master this same gestalt.
Now behind three years of study. Don't just think that now I'm such a smart girl who knows Zen. But slowing down, I began to see, hear, notice much more. It was as if I woke up from years of lethargic sleep, fainting or anesthesia. Life began to acquire greater value and taste.
The energy of life is no longer wasted on maintaining unnecessary chaos, on searching for answers in the clogged ether of the brain.
I began to distinguish where my desires are, and where are other people's patterns and attitudes of society, I discovered in myself something that I did not suspect. I stopped cutting myself for any reason, I felt calm and stable, believed in myself, became interesting to myself, allowed myself to be myself. It's like a general cleaning, when you are very critical, passionately evaluate each item you find and make a decision whether it is yours or someone else's, whether you need it or not, keep it or throw it away. And then the fuss and turmoil disappears, the energy of life is no longer wasted on maintaining unnecessary chaos and tension, on searching for answers in the clogged ether of the brain. There is a feeling of freedom, clarity and lightness.
Parable: Hurry up slowlyTeacher, why don't you give me more assignments, while others get new ones almost every day? - asked the disciple of the Teacher.
I will answer you, but not now. Now let's have lunch.
The student agreed, especially since he was hungry.
Just let me feed you myself?
This seemed strange to the student, but, nevertheless, he agreed, thinking that in this way the Teacher showed more attention to him than to other students.
They brought food. The teacher scooped up a delicious, fragrant and juicy pilaf into a spoon and brought it to the mouth of the student, who began to eat the fabulous food with appetite. He shook his head in pleasure, closed his eyes and wanted to praise the cook's skill in admiration, but as soon as he opened his mouth to say: “Wai, wai, what a miracle,” another spoon was in his mouth. He began to chew, but before he had finished chewing, his mouth was replenished with another spoonful of a magnificent dish. He chewed faster and faster, and despite this, more and more often the spoon with pilaf ended up in his mouth even before he had time to chew the previous one.
Finally, the student could not stand it and exclaimed with a full mouth:
- Are we in a hurry somewhere? Why are you filling my mouth before I can chew and enjoy the taste of this wonderful pilaf? Is it really impossible to eat slowly, for a pleasant conversation?
You can, but you like it that way, - said the teacher.
To me? What are you? Who told you this?
You yourself half an hour ago.
I? the student asked in astonishment.
Well, I didn’t ask you to give you new lessons, when the former ones have not yet been chewed and not assimilated by you. Giving you new tasks before you complete and master the previous ones is like filling your mouth with food. Don't rush to get a lot of tasks and don't rush to complete them.
"Hurry up slowly," said the ancients, so as not to miss life. Do them with joy and diligence, and not with haste. Don't turn life into a chase. Feel the taste of life and enjoy it!
Parable from Sergey Shepel
By the way, here is what is said about this phrase in the dictionary of popular expressions:
Hurry up slowly
From Latin: Festina lente (festina lente).
According to the Roman historian Suetonius (c. 70 - c. 140), this expression was often repeated by the Roman emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD), who was the great-nephew of Gaius Julius Caesar. The writer points out that it was a proverb of Greek origin (known only in the Latin version): “He did not consider anything more inappropriate for a commander than haste and recklessness.
Therefore, his favorite proverb was: "Hurry slowly."
The meaning of the expression: you can (should) hurry, but not at the expense of deliberation, meaningfulness of the actions taken.