The Water Closet Mentality

Yes, you read that right, the same Water Closet. You might be wondering what it means or the idea behind the philosophy, well, it came about by a personal experience which I’ll share with you in a short while.

Meanwhile, Knowledge to me is a combination of two words; Know and edge. These two are intertwined in that what you know gives you an edge, and as we all know knowledge is power, when you acquire knowledge in an area you have the power to control that area.

The only reason why you’re an expert in your field and not in the other is because you have gained enough information to control that area of specialization.

If you want to be proficient in another field, you’ll need information in that area as well. This information when acquired, gives you an edge over others.

Therefore, if Knowledge means having an edge over others because of what you know, I think we should strive to know.

How do we know? I believe we learn either by practice, reading, coaching, hearing or by direct experience. The later was how I came about the Water Closet mentality. Here’s the story I promised to share:

It was a peaceful evening with cool breeze whistling sweet melodies, I was in church for our monthly vigil. I went directly from work so I was very much early for service.

After reading some pages from my current book; The Spirit of Leadership by Late Dr Myles Munroe I fell asleep only to be awakened by a sharp pain in my spine and lower abdomen. This signifies a horrendous bowel movement (I had beans and fried potatoes earlier that day).

As expected, I hurried for the toilet to empty my bowels.

Originally published at aggital.com on November 24, 2017.