Strive For EXCELLENCE,not PERFECTION. :)

Mediocrity- honestly, I really don't know it's meaning. This is my first time to encounter it. I can't recall seeing it in my readings nor heard for it from people I've spoken. I don't remember either hearing such word from the many programs I've watched in the television. So I thought it's uncommon word used only in technical writings or a term paper in Sociology or Psychology. To understood the word, I made a research using internet.
From what I discover, the Thesaurus meaning of mediocrity as a noun is, "nonentity or ordinariness." Nonentity means non-existing thing or an insignificant person or thing. So self-explanatory because by way of the five senses or even the so called, "sixth sense" one can tell if a living or a non-living thing is in existence or not. The significant or insignificant of a person or thing will depend on judgement of every individual.

The success of failure of an event or occasion can only be assessed by these who have direct involvement or participation. Another meaning of mediocrity is ordinariness which means the quality of being commonplace and ordinary. Mediocrity to be more understood is synonymous to familiar words like average and not outstanding and expectedness- ordinariness as consequence of being expected and not surprising. Commonness is another synonyms of mediocrity. To conclude mediocrity may sound to be a difficult word but deep it is just an ordinary word.


Mediocrity Quotes:
-"Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities. -Oscar Wide"

-"Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed. -Walter Russel" 

-"In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. -Robert Green Ingersoll"

Excellence is a noun meaning the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good, extremeness or superiority. This word is repeatedly heard and read in our everyday living. This becomes a common word to people in all walks of life, to praise whoever has done exceptionally  good jobs. With the use of this word, one can see the finality of quality on how a work was done. Whoever is addressed of this word will extreme accomplishment and achievement.

In mediocrity, a person is being looked down, thinking that s/he has a very limited capacity. A person who excels in his work is being looked up, believing he has high intelligence. An individual who is so called "genius" can be both mediocrity and excellent. A genius is said to be excellent in one or two aspects but remains average on the rest. A Math or Science genius may not be good in English and Psychology. An ordinary office clerk or secretary is excellent in taking down notes but average only in decision making. It's an individual's choice to excel or remain on the average level. There are million or maybe infinite ways and means to excel. Those who stay on the average may not have discovered and developed their potentials. Everyone is equipped with talent, it's your choice to excel or be man ordinary category.

Excellence Quotations:
-"Belief  is the death of intelligence. -Robert Anton"
-"Action is the real measure of intelligence. -Napoleon Hill"
-"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition. -Gilbert K. Chesterton"

For me, I think I'm mediocrity person, because I know and I admit that I'm not so good/excellent as what others expected to me. As a President of our section, I may not be a perfect leader but I will prove to be a good example that my classmates(MMA1-1) can be proud of.