Energy to do work
has always been one of man’s greatest needs. This explains why one will go to
the ends of the earth to obtain a little bit more energy to do additional work
for extra wages to live a desired and comfortable life. Truth is, in the
absence of energy, humans are just a body of blood and can do nothing more than
to
lie down at a place of rest for a very long time. Anytime energy is discussed,
two things come to bear and that includes expending and retaining this intangible
asset.
On this backdrop, I want to share with you a little
life’s trick or advise if you like, that a wise old man taught me throughout my life as a student especially during the period of
examinations (exams time) of which I live by till this very day. He didn’t give
this little trick any special name but I choose to call it the U or S (You or Us) theory. “If you are not found using your energy learning
for your exams, you should be found sleeping to conserve acquired energy for later
studies” He would say, “Anything
aside that is a recipe for failure!” He would always add. To better
appreciate his viewpoint, let’s picture his statement in contrast; where
pending examinations, you spend your energy; chit chatting, socializing unnecessarily,
gossiping , needless outings among others till you have grown weary and exhausted so much so that your only option is to fall asleep or take some rest.
Technically, you have achieved a bunch of nothings with your acquired energy during
the period of study and you will later find yourself lying comfortably in the
ever-welcoming arms of failure.
The You or Us theory is a jargon derived
from the original representation of the acronym U or S where;
U
stands
for Use of energy to achieve a
desired goal. What was he seeking to communicate with this theory?, he believed
that at all times, every individual should be found using acquired energy to do
work in line with desired goals and objectives. This individual should at no
time be found using acquired energy to execute low-valued or no-value tasks
including chit chatting, outings, and idle talks among other things that have
no contribution to the desired goal. Or,
S
stands for Sleep/Rest to conserve
energy for use later in profitable ventures. He also understood the value of
rest although it is a luxury he practiced sparingly; he reminded us often that
we should be found sleeping or resting in order to conserve energy for use
later in profitable ventures.
In addition, the theory of You or Us reveals that;
You
– You are in absolute or total
control of the activity you decide to expend energy executing. It is the case
that all individuals desire to be prosperous; that is what makes us the same.
So in your quest to achieve your desired height of success and prosperity, you
must constantly be the sole decider of the activities you expend your energy
executing. Or,
Us
– When you freely outsource the decision of what to use your energy for to Us;
by us I mean any individual aside
yourself including friends, lovers, relatives, fraternities, political parties
among others. Here, we decide for you
what you should use your energy for. In your life, the most frequently used phrase is let’s or ‘make we’ (pidgin English equivalent); Let’s go window shopping, let’s
go dance at my late uncle’s one-week funeral anniversary, let’s go on a demonstration, let’s
go campaigning for this political party or better still make we go cause commotion, make
we go chat these girls/guys among other let’s and make
we’s. You hardly have time to decide on your own what you want to
achieve in life because you spend time being an executor of someone else’s thought.
Simply, you are just a lengthened shadow of other individuals, which evidently does
not include you but the ‘us’ in your
life that keeps taking your time and putting your energy to use for their own benefit.
Adopt this little trick for a few days and you will
notice a drastic change in your life. Always strive to be the ‘You’ in the You or Us theory, so you
can have total control of your affairs, that is, your time and the tasks you
spend acquired energy executing. The world still hungers and thirsts for
successful individuals, so use your time and energy to become one of the few
success stories.
Best Regards
Atsu Dogbey
(thedogbeyleague)
#LetsAllWrite
