September 27, 2019 – Osasu Oviawe

I routinely inject chaos into a system to drive conscious action.

For example, I recently changed the layout of app icons on my phone.

My fingers have been trained from repetitive use, to access specific spatial areas of my phone screen, to open different apps. It has become an auto-system. Without thinking, my fingers just automatically open my routine apps once I open my phone.

So I changed (randomly redistributed) the spatial positioning of all apps on the screen. At the start, my auto system prevailed. I basically started opening apps I did not need, because the app was in the previous spatial position of the needed app.

This became slightly discomforting and made me go to my phone less.

Then, I had to change. Whenever I reached for my phone, I had to pay attention to what I needed to do and consciously click what I required.

Chaos has its uses.

– Osasu Oviawe

Luke 9:18-22
Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, “Who do the people say that I am?”
And they answered, “John the Baptist; but others say, Eli’jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen.”
And he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”

Homily:

The people neither know you nor your potential.
Your inner circle either knows you or your potential.

The people are loud about their opinion.
Your inner circle is measured about their opinion.

The people are a source of upheaval.
Your inner circle is the source of betrayal.

Love the people.
Guard your inner circle.