Specialization is the core of human survival these days. To excel in one is expected but to excel in multiple subjects might be looked upon with combination of awe and frustration.
Sometimes, with suspicion.
As if being successful in different fields is a breach of human morality, that man can only live in a one-sided spectrum of the universe.
I wonder, if the great men were among us, how would they see the current status of tyrannical movement in specialization? If the great Michaelangelo were among us, he might have committed suicide in repressing his tremendous energy to cultivate knowledge or face suspicion from the critical minds of today. Truly, we may rely on each other’s expertise to gain a clear understanding of the world but doesn’t this question the sense of unity that may merge our environment as one?
Man is not alone. He is but a fragment of if a greater mass of unrelated parts. The world is made up of religion, science, morals, laws, art, principles, etc. These parts move in little spheres of their own and members of each are constricted to rely and believe on the rules that govern each sphere.
It’s a sad thing to reflect on. We live in one world but these spheres of specialization are unconsciously dividing the people to become isolated entities of their own world. Harmony becomes harder to achieve.
Take the conflict between religion and science. For many years, the war between these two great institutions have been rampant. Even if a number of individuals are taking risks in trying to see the relation between the two, great criticisms abound to enable any accomplishment.
To assume that there is any unity in life, any relation between character and success, any laws of growth in men, is to discredit one’s intelligence and jeopardise one’s influence.
We are currently strongly bound to believe in the maxim that one man is only equal to one tool. It somehow discards unity and not only for man to his other capabilities, but also to the arts, other sectors and probably the real concept of the world.
I wonder if this will ever find a resolution.
