‘The whole is greater than sum of its parts’- Aristotle

It’s against the geometrical theory. A circle is 360 degrees and the sum of its parts will be the same. Yes, but isn’t that in real life small things go far longer to make a huge difference. Much bigger, perhaps, than the big thing.

Lets say, for example small things we do for others. A mother cooks fresh food for the family, does laundry and folds it, cleans the house, makes sure that everyone in the family gets what they want. Plus, in modern times she goes out to work. She doesn’t have to do all these things but she does. So, aren’t these small things greater than the whole?  Or the husband earns and takes care of the family plus helps his wife in her chores. So the sum of the parts is bigger than the whole.

If you are going an extra mile to finish your work ahead of time at work place or are planning a solution to a mundane problem, which can ease everyone’s workload, your sum of parts is bigger than the whole. Because, you are not just doing a job. You take ownership of work. And the moment we do it, the sum becomes bigger. Not just bigger, it encompasses the whole.

Taking ownership is great but not easy. One has to put in time and energy in a continuous manner. A radio host who is very good may appear to not preparing their show. They are not seen researching on the computer, they are not found sitting on their desk in an intense manner but in their mind, they are always thinking of new themes to discuss and new ways to make the program more interesting. That is why, there are RJs and there are RJs.

My two-penny suggestion? Let us make the sum of parts bigger than the whole. Always, every time

So be it!!!