Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Soft skills to succeed in life?

 

Soft skills to succeed in life

I remember seeing a post on Soft Skills in a WhatsApp group. I'm a member to two or three groups only; I'm not a 'groupy' man. People who recycle cyber junk to me do get a private tick off. Maybe what's ginseng to them is junk to me. 🙂

I have been told on not a few occasions that I lack soft skills; it dawns on me that this is probably why I'm stuck where I am. I'm reminded that I don't have communication skill, no finesse; I remembered that WhatsApp message on Soft Skills. So, I took a closer look.

Among the soft skills listed in the post for one  to be successful are:

- Communication
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Work Ethics
- Critical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
- Professionalism

At the top is Communication; there are these subsets of skills captured in the screenshot below.

Good Listener:
I'm a poor listener; I read okay.

Public Speaking:
I'm a poor public speaker; I know because I tend to send the audience to sleep; always a painful reminder. I speak by necessity; otherwise, I prefer quietness.

Writing Ability:
I do write; most say I'm hard to understand.

Presenting Ability:
I'm a boring presenter; the audience is put to sleep.

Simplify Complex:
I'm inclined to multiply to stupefy; what an idiot.

Adjust to Audience:
Raising four children into adulthood - I missed the opportunity to learn this skill.

Stick to Point:
This I have a decent measure; I don't run amok in all directions; being lazy, I remain in one spot. I'm hopeless at multitasking, juggling many points at the same time.

Good Vocabulary:
There are still many words I need to learn so that I don't need to resort to "very" in every other sentence.

Body Language:
What's that? Don't expect much from a stiff old man.

Clarity and Concise:
I really need to work on this; I'm often 'agak-agak' and 'lawsaw.'

Sorry if I'm disappointing some of you.

Maybe gardening is bad for me; talking to plants and musing to myself is detrimental to cultivating communication skills.

Hard for an old dog to learn new tricks.

Let's look for a pedigree puppy and start all over again. Lord, help us.

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