Crisis and Human Adaptability

Words attributed to Einstein on Crisis

Whether they are or are not Einstein’s words, the message is relevant to the opportunity offered by life’s interruptions. Corporate decision-makers who called for a return to ‘normal’ during the crisis, missed the opportunity to innovate, not tweak, their workplaces and philosophical approach to a crisis.

Food for thought.

Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress.

Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born from the dark night. It’s in crisis that invention is born, as well as discoveries, and big strategies. Who overcomes crisis, overcomes himself, without getting overcome. Who blames his failure to a crisis neglects his own talent, and is more respectful to problems than to solutions. Incompetence is the true crisis.

The greatest inconvenience of people and nations is the laziness with which they attempt to find the solutions to their problems. There’s no challenge without a crisis. Without challenges, life becomes a routine, a slow agony. There’s no merit without crisis. It’s in the crisis where we can show the very best in us. Without a crisis, any wind becomes a tender touch. To…