About The Eloquence of Effort: Beware the Path of Least Resistance by Indar Maharaj:
The contents of The Eloquence of Effort: Beware the Path of Least Resistance are deeply moored in the principles of Entropy: to wit, the tendency of all things/events to spontaneously degenerate into chaos, unless, of course, there is an infusion of human energy. It is a universal law: chaos is spontaneous; solutions demand effort.
Have you ever wondered why things naturally break up, breakdown, degenerate, depreciate or simply fall apart? Why is Alzheimer’s Disease more prevalent among the lesser educated? Why is physical exercise a vital component to a healthier lifespan? Consider two cars, an old and a new, abandoned under similar conditions. Revisited a 100-years later, the new would deteriorate while the old would disintegrate into untraceable dust. But why not the reverse? As the new car aged into a rusted rattle-trap, the old retrogressed into a spanking new car. Just the way the universe operates, you exclaim. Answers to these questions reside in the forces governing Second Law of Thermodynamics, sometimes referred to as the Law of Entropy. To prevent being submerged under an Entropic tsunami of destruction one must apply personal effort. Failure to do so, can only result in catastrophe. Over 700 years ago, the concept was succinctly captured by the polymath Leonardo da Vinci. He wrote that: “God sells us all things at the price of labor.”
Arguing that dreams are only achievable through sustained effort, the book relies heavily on biographical, philosophical, economic, religious, historical and scientific data. Accordingly, work is the mission; the multiple rewards are the byproducts. More significantly, the pleasure resides in the effort, not the outcome. Against the dark backdrop of malignancies inflicted on society by unrepentant leeches, the benefits of unstinting diligence are sharply focused. The reader is nudged into a higher plane of reality: namely, purposeful effort is rewarding. Hence, regardless of the end-result, effort is never wasted. Conversely, indolence is the bane of progress: the root cause of socio-economic crimes and social chaos. Indeed, corruption in all its diabolical forms is nothing but laziness masquerading as diligence.
Analysis of biographical data sustains the thesis that hard work extends life; indolence shortens it. Moreover, indolence in all its fiendish forms is causally related to personal chaos. The terminally lazy degenerate, Pablo Escobar, validates this principle when he prophetically asserted that, “no drug dealer ever died of old age.” He was right: at age 44, he was slaughtered.
The persuasiveness of the arguments is supported by a wealth of references. Together they form the final authority; they lend credence to the arguments provided.
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Author Bio:
The writer lives by the credo that, regardless of the outcome, meaningful effort is never wasted. His curiosity to understand the pernicious impact of Entropy on the human organism has led to an in-depth study of this universal phenomenon. Based on these studies he has concluded that unless there is an infusion of human energy everything inevitably falls apart: be it the decomposition of property, one’s personal circumstances or the socio-political political environment. That is the power of Entropy. Reducing the inimical impact of this universal force demands sustained effort. There’s no other way. Despite its complexity, no one had a more intuitive grasp of Entropy than Sophocles. Over 2500 years ago, he encapsulated the concept in four simple words: “Without labor nothing prospers.” Consistent with this principle, the writer views time as a precious resource, never to be mindlessly squandered.
Though trite and weatherworn, he believes that people need to be reminded that life is time. In this regard, he has delivered presentations on Entropy and The Eloquence of Effort to interested groups. Currently, he is on the Science Advisory Panel of Green Think Tank, an organization dedicated to environmental issues.
A Canadian and an alumnus of the University of Toronto, the writer holds a PhD in the Biomedical Sciences. Beyond his scientific explorations, he has lectured extensively on Microbiology, Pharmacology and Human Physiology both in Canada and China. In addition to authoring several scientific articles, he has been the recipient of several scholarly awards.