Understanding.


The ability to judge situations accurately, it is a necessity for successful living.
The level of understanding concerning a particular subject determines the level of outstanding achievements in that subject.

Aliko Dangote is prosperously outstanding in business because he has a superb understanding of business and financial principles, he necessarily might not be the most knowledgeable in business or have a Doctor of Philosophy degree in business but he sure has an awesome understanding of business principles and the effects of that is seen by all and sundry.

David Oyedepo has a wonderful understanding of faith matters, prosperity and educational matters and this understanding is evidenced in his healthy achievements in church and educational affairs, a pointer to the truth that a house built on a hill cannot be hid.
These examples amidst many show that understanding is crucial to being outstanding in life.

Historical Example.

In the days when David, the young Bethlehemite from a wealthy background fell out with Saul,he and his servants-men who were disgruntled, dissatisfied and discontented as he was, were in the fields of Carmel when Nabal a wealthy shepherd sought the help of David to guide and protect his grazing herds and herdsmen, a request he made because he saw that David had the weaponery and manpower to grant such request, the benevolent David accepted.

It then happened after a time, that David got to know Nabal was throwing a feast for his herdsmen, friends and acquaintances in celebration of the huge profits he had made in his prosperous animal husbandry business, David sent a delegation of men to Nabal, intending to celebrate with him and share the merrymaking and revelries of that festive season with him.
On arrival, the Nabal's servants introduced the presentable delegation into his presence, to their utter amazement, Nabal answered them roughly and embarrassed them - infact He referred to David and his men as thieves and runaway robbers before he sent them away empty-handed.
On getting back, they recounted their embarrassing experiences and it was a huge slap to David, who immediately rose up in fury and got ready for war, swearing he would wipe out all male folks of Nabal's household- He was determined to teach the churlish Nabal a lesson, he took a battalion of men with him and set out to confront Nabal.

At Nabal's.
When David's men left the house of Nabal in utter puzzlement, the servants of Nabal were shocked, they knew and were very much aware of the good David did them when they were tending the herds of Nabal some months back, had Nabal forgotten so soon?
This prompted the Nabal's Chief Servant to take quick action, he knew what David was capable of and he hastily went to Abigail, Nabal's wife and narrated the whole course of events to her.

Abigail acted without delay, arranged numerous goodies consisting of juicy and mouth-watering supplies and set out immediately to meet David while all the time keeping her husband Nabal uninformed for Nabal was too much involved in the feasting and revelry being drunk.

She set out on an ass, rode with her handmaids and met a battalion of men headed by David coming for her husband, she alighted swiftly from her donkey, ran towards David and fell and bowed at his feet, pleading profusely and speaking wisely on behalf of her husband.
David was touched by her prudence, he received all the supplies she brought and sent her away, his anger abated.
Abigail later recounted everything to Nabal after the feast, the thought of a close shave with death gripped him so hard, he fell into a coma and died a couple of days later.

Abigail's virtues and beauty couldn't get off the mind of David who consequently took her to be his wife.

Interpretation.
Abigail was a woman of excellent understanding, she was vital in stopping a likely but unnecessary bloodshed.
The female gender is renown for natural knowledge in matters of the heart - love,romance and sex, women who then have good understanding of matters of the heart and who understand the place of the triumvirate of love, romance and sex are virtuous women.

Abigail appeased the bruised ego of David, an act that is noteworthy - her level-headedness, ability to accurately gauge the effects of what her husband did to David, understand and make due corrections is outstanding, her desirability increased a billion-fold.

Her actions stopped bloodshed, appeased wounded egos, stirred up inactive conscience and eventually led to her being crowned as a queen of the Israeli Kingdom.
Nabal was a man with understanding in business affairs, he prospered in it but was obtuse in human nature, his coldness, foolishness and ridiculousness cost him his life.

Understanding lifted Abigail up and set her high.


Know that :

One struggles in any area because there's no understanding, and the easiest way out when there's no understanding is to criticize which further plunges one into deeper misunderstanding of matters, the best way out is to ask, seek and knock for asking, seeking and knocking are precursors to receiving, finding and opening of doors.

For healthy relationships, understanding is required, understanding YOURSELF - the external world is a mirror of ourselves and when results are incongruous with our wishes, the first place to look is inside not outside - the physical world is just a mirror of the inner world e.g when one is having difficulty with not getting along well with people, there's a tendency to criticize people as standoffish, unfriendly etc, yet the problem lies not with people but with the person who hasn't gotten to understand that things appear to him as he does to it,that person might have grown up in mindsets that are antagonistic to not getting along well with people and might not even be aware UNTIL of course, enlightenment comes, understanding ONESELF is the key to the lock of innumerable personal achievements.

Understanding is a well-spring of life, its benefits are unrepentantly good.

Compliments of the Season.

Timothy Adetolu.