One word: Focus.
F - Find your FORTE
It's a matter of locating and harnessing one's skill; therefore, having the consciousness of succeeding and the notion of excellence within the self. For instance, the book retells the fable of the horse and the goose wherein the latter brags about its ability to manipulate three elements: land, water and air in favor of its mobility while the horse only has the capability to move upon terrestrial domain. The horse makes a very interesting argument in the story; it claims that although he could only move on solid ground, no other creature can glide as gracefully as it can. In contrast, the goose could not locate its forte amidst its multiple capabilities. Sure, it can move through these three mediums, but it doesn't resemble the superiority of a fish, a bird, or a horse in doing so. The goose, therefore, is an epitome of the mockery of the multiple abilities combined. Simply put, if one cannot find his forte, there is no precision and accuracy in achieving his goal – and is least likely to succeed.
O – Override others by attacking their weakness
The concentration of power does not only require an understanding of oneself, but also an analysis of the enemy. Greene encourages us to locate the enemy's fragile spot and start the relentless assault through this point. In fact, Napoleon's secret of success on the battlefield was to concentrate his potential in order to penetrate his opponent's weaknesses (174). Doing this, one could obliterate his enemies easily, for the distracted person's mindset is upon elongation. This precisely happened to the kingdom of Wu. Their emperor, distracted by his desire to extend his territory, exposed their weakness in specific regions, because the concentration of military power was no longer present. The diffusion of forces disabled them in having control over their vast territory and caused the entrance of the barbaric Yueh army, which later dominated their kingdom. Hence, not only does expansion reveal one's weaknesses, it also makes one an easier target.
C – Converge your strength within your clan
The essence of concentrating one's forces is safeguarding his skill and passing it on to further generations. Preservation is the key term here. Specifically, this is the dogma of Mayer Amschel in making his banking company in Germany flourish. He was the first of the Rothschilds to accumulate wealth by lending money in Frankfurt. He preserved their culture by not trusting anyone other than his own family and close relatives. As a result, he was able to perpetuate his techniques only to his kin – this is very advantageous for he disclosed his secrets only to people he shares blood with, lessening the chances of betrayal. It is evident that the notion of kinship and blood is vital in this aspect. They even take it into an extreme level wherein they selected spouses within their family only (e.g. James, Mayer Amschel's son, married his brother's daughter.) All in all, concentration is valuable in realizing power.
U – Undertake intensity rather than extensity
A person must be aware that intensity is most advantageous in acquiring power. Relating this to the earlier example of the goose and the horse, the latter was more concentrated and more perfect in his mobility; therefore, it is more effective in achieving a goal. The Rothschild family also illustrated this idea when they concentrated their business inside the ghetto, since it was forbidden for Jews to mingle outside it. They centered their forces and waited for it to flourish before expanding their territory. Besides, expanding their territory posed threats of division and dissention among their family. As Baltasar Gracian said, “perfection sides with quality, not quantity.”
S – Sustain an idea of single-mindedness
Of course, perseverance is critical to single-mindedness. One must not only be able to keep one goal in mind, but also sustain and prolong his concentration to it. Therefore, he is able to save precious time and energy in is quest of attaining an objective.
Having trouble in possessing power? Again, focus.
Marie Adoracion P. Dacquel
II AB POS HI18 – O
6 comments:
Indeed, one must harness his strengths and take note of his attacks and strategies in order to succeed. He must be able to concentrate on those strengths and build up on them to be able to attack fiercely.
-Janine Cindy Santiago HI18 N
hey, and if you want a more relative example, consider the Joker (stop reading if you haven't seen Dark Knight yet.)
he had only one objective: to obliterate Batman. he knew that once he destroyed the foundation of peace and order in Gotham, then all power would be his. Gotham's strength is also its weakness. instead of running around like headless chickens (which is what his fellow gangsters had done), he concentrated in trying to break down Batman. the Joker placed much intensity in terrorizing the city that later the city was dragged to ruins.
great performance by Heath Ledger by the way... :)
Marie Dacquel
HI18 - O
concentration, sign of efficiency. pretty strong law. Focusing on one's strength and developing it makes that forte even stronger. Try to focus on the weaknesses though, to show well-roundness and to make the enemies find your weaknesses even harder. if the enemies find out the weakness, maybe the same thing will happen to you. Maybe try to focus on a larger scope not just a single trait or strength what you can improve on.
Don Faylon
Hi18N
I agree what Marie has written that this law can be summarized in the word focus but in truth I believe that only two things out of the several things she mentioned are necessary. First, one must be united. The group must have one goal in mind and cooperate to achieve that goal. Second, they should take advantage of the enemy's weaknesses. This is a very effecient tactic. In this case,one can dramatically lessen casualties.
Dexter Tanengsy, Hi18-N
the first principle - FORTE, is also significant. its different from unity and from realizing one's weaknesses. In a sense, this law requires the evaluation of the self, as well as the enemy's; for when you know yourself and your enemy, it will be much easier for you to inflict harm to your opponent.
the FOCUS thing was just to help the people in remembering the important points Greene articulated. =)
and yeah, i agree that this is a very efficient law.
Marie Dacquel HI18-O
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