Liba Hopeson
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t times we sing songs together with the best of our ability, particularly before worship begins, and we try to make it beautiful and spirited, but we terribly fail in singing well. At such point of time, some would throw the blame on those people who choose the songs.
Thus, they used to say lively songs should be chosen and sing in a lively way. But like the lackluster performance on the stage in front of the big audience, the songs we sing after choosing lively songs would be still awful. So, it is not the problem of the songs we sing, but the problem lies with singing. For, good singers can sing those songs very well.
I have been in choir for few times on different occasions, but we didn’t sing well in some important programs. Some people who are in the choir commented that the songs were not good. In fact there are songs which go well with us. But still, the professional singers could sing those songs we sang very beautifully.
Those who are not very good in playing a guitar become worse when they play with an old guitar. They would say that if the guitar is good, they can play well or better. But I have seen professional guitarists who play with not very good guitar majestically. There is a big difference in them.Some footballers who are not very good in playing try to impress others, not only in their play but also in their jerseys, so they fight for Jersey No.9. Sadly, whether they put on Jersey No. 9 or not, their play is the same. A good footballer may wear Jersey 1 or 29 or 55, undoubtedly, he will play brilliantly. We’ll see stupendous moves, sublime passes, superb dribbles, splendid kicks and fantastic scores from the good players. It is possible because they have trained and practiced well. They have spent more time than others.
Whatever we do, and whichever profession we take up, if we learn well and master, we are just good. The old saying, jack of all trades, master of none has been reversed today. Many hold that that old adage is already redundant. It is said that we have to be jack of all tracks. But in our society today, professionalism is like a dim light when we need bright light. In fact I don’t deny the importance of knowing many things, yet I strongly hold that we should master at least in one thing. In our society today, most of the people try to learn all things and do all things, and hence we lack professionals in different fields. When we do not master in something and handle it, problems hit us. Those who involve in it are affected and other people are also affected and we all bear the loss.
In this fast changing world, no doubt, the expressions on the need of knowing many things have been very much vocal. I also feel the same. However, when hectic activities surround us, when we are bound with the hustle and bustle of daily activities, we should not to forget the word focus. We need to focus in what we target or aim for. We need to learn thoroughly and master in what we do or try to achieve. As we lag behind in professionalism, we flounder in doing things, we see more messy things, more chaos and confusions and more problems. In many instances, we are divided, crushed and broken because of limitation in professionalism. This is my simple observation.
It is not easy to learn something well and master. We need enthusiasm, diligence, patience, perseverance optimism and hope. As the saying goes, we should do what we love and love what we do. The climb will be stiff, the road will be rough and the journey will be onerous, but we should never, never give up. Do not forget, winners do not do different things, but they do things differently. Everything is not easy, but if we know and master, everything is interesting. We need time to learn something well and become professionals. We can never be jack of all trades and master of all.
