A500.1.5.RB_OYEYEMIOLUSANYA - Intellectual Perseverance
Intellectual
Perseverance: Having a consciousness of the
need to use intellectual insights and truths in spite of difficulties,
obstacles, and frustrations; firm adherence to rational principles despite the
irrational opposition of others; a sense of the need to struggle with confusion
and unsettled questions over an extended period of time to achieve deeper
understanding or insight.
Intellectual
perseverance is the ability to recognize the source of an obstacle and commit a
steady persistence in a course of action, a
purpose, and a state, especially in spite of difficulties or
discouragement. In other words, The
intellectually perseverant person displays firm adherence to rational
principles despite the irrational opposition of others, and has a realistic
sense of the need to struggle with confusion and unsettled questions over an
extended time to achieve understanding or insight. Perseverance
commonly suggests activity maintained in spite of difficulties or steadfast
and long-continued application: Endurance and perseverance combined
to win in the end. It is regularly used
in a favorable sense. Persistence,
which may be used in either a
favorable or an unfavorable sense implies unremitting (and sometimes annoying) perseverance: persistence in a belief; persistence
in talking when others wish to study. Tenacity with the original
meaning of adhesiveness, as of glue, is a dogged
and determined holding on. Whether used
literally or figuratively
it has favorable
implications: a bulldog quality of tenacity; the tenacity of one's memory. Pertinacity unlike
its related word is used
chiefly in an
unfavorable sense, that of over insistent tenacity: the pertinacity of
the social climber.
Intellectual
perseverance is the only key to my success in this graduate degree, combining
class assignments, studying my text book with daily duty required at work and
lots of studying material to be professional in my job, one need unwavering
commitment and continues focus at the result.
It is illegal to the call of duty to study personal material at while at
work. Working on the machine maintenance
for whole day as a technician and stay awake at night to study for assignment
that needs to be submitted requires dedication.
In the course of this, I still need to study for promotion examination,
which is the source of school fees.
For example, I
resume work not later than 7a.-m and close at 5p.m. each day including weekend
when on duty. Take care of family issue
as a married man and stay late to contribute to class discussion. Wake up early at 3:30am to study and prepare
for work. Highest challenge is when we are
on the way. Internet usage in the office
for unofficial work is not allowed so; one has to be very fast and smart. Like this week, we lost the Internet on the
ship for about three days and class discussion was due for submission, I sent
it to my wife via office outlook that was the only means to reach out. She missed it, been her first time. Both A500.1.3.DQ-Discusion and
A500.1.4.DQ-Discussion were submitted at the same place thinking that they were
the same as they read discussion. Eventually,
the Internet came up and I have not seen any evidence that she submitted, I
sent mail to confirm but she was not available, I had to re-submit it. She replied latter that she has
submitted. This is what I faced and will
be facing each time the Ship is on the deployment, long or short.
It is like, “the
brick walls are there for a reason. The
brick walls are not there to keep us out.
The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want
something. Because the brick walls are
there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” –
Randy Pausch.I stated this class with tuition assistance to be top-up with
MGI-bill because school fee is more than what tuition assistance can pay. I was not approved for GIL-BILL because of my
years in service and now tuition assistance is counseled. With all these challenges, I am still forging
ahead. I believe, “There are times to
stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out
into the world and find such a thing for yourself.” – Lemony Snicket.
Considering my
reason for choosing this course and viewing myself as one of the future leader
help me to persevere and come into conclusion that “You may encounter many
defeats, but you must not be defeated. In
fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you
are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou
My yearnings to
be a good leader like King Solomon’s prayer to lead aright; Solomon prayed to
God, “You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me
king in his place. Now, Yahweh
God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me
king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may
go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of
yours?” 2 Chronicle, chapter 8-10. “ Even if I knew that tomorrow the world
would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
References:
Bible (2 Chronicle, chapter 8-10.)
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/perseverance
