Hard Work

After seeing the Wordpress prompt for today (10/1/2023), I decided to work on a quick response.

My response:

I always expect to produce a good paper after hard work. The hard work involves understanding key concepts, looking at the problem from different perspectives, developing an argument, explaining my understanding in an effective manner. I usually feel good after I produce/prepare a good paper.

I like to take it step by step. There are usually key steps involved in preparing anything. Keys steps are important for success. I like to use my background so that there is a lot of “me” in the project or paper (my information). Then I can say that my stamp is on it. There is a lot of my understanding and “wisdom” involved. 

The hard work is important when preparing a paper or working on a project. There is a saying where I am from that when you put in the hard work, it is yours for all eternity. It is essentially saying you will not lose it easily or it cannot be easily taken away from you – no ‘easy come easy go.’

Praise and Reward

 I am thinking of praise and reward because of a post I wrote yesterday. I am working on an online bible challenge (available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SnxQFmAo4YBtE7-o-RFGhUtRw1JcqvEbpAJgPTPMk9k/edit?usp=sharing) titled 'God The Greatest.' For the challenge/study, I review a verse each day and then post something about it. Yesterday's post was from the book of Job - Job 26:7-14 (Book: Job, Chapter: 26, Verse: 7 through 14). In those verses, Job magnified the name of God, boasting of God's power on Earth and in the universe. It is interesting that Job chose to praise God even though he was suffering so much. And God rewarded him for it.

Maybe Job was crying out to God, crying for assistance during his ordeal. God responded to his cries and he got his reward.

Isn't it good to have a reward? People should be rewarded for hard work, pain and suffering, and so on.