The Perfection of Simplicity

More bells and whistles seem to be the norm everywhere we look. Gadgets and services in the marketplace compete to offer more options, more features, new styles, more buttons, and brighter lights. They usually come with larger instruction books, complex warranties, and lots of stress. 

There is something peaceful and comforting about simplicity. Simplicity certainly does not mean poor quality. In fact, the perfection of simplicity usually means mastering the fundamentals with thousands of hours of trial, error, mistakes, and practice. It very often represents the highest quality to be found.

My favorite restaurant in the world is in Birmingham, Alabama and owned by a world-renown chef. I enjoy dining there because they have mastered the art of preparing the highest quality food and delivering it with simplicity in a comfortable setting allowing their guests to enjoy and savor the fellowship and dining experience. There are no “bells and whistles” to distract dinner guests from the primary reasons they are there. All that does not happen by accident. It is the result of years of refinement and deliberate attention to details. The guests experience the perfection of simplicity.

The perfection of simplicity can be seen in many places such as a perfectly cut diamond or a mechanical watch where the underlying complexity is hidden from our eyes. This perfection can be seen in a dramatic way when we view a beautiful sunrise or sunset, the beauty of a wild river, a snow-capped mountain, or a tranquil forest. The beautiful simplicity of the natural world around us is more complex than we can imagine. The Lord and Creator of these things is the Master of the perfection of simplicity.

Perfection of the seemingly simple is a good thing to pursue in life and business. Almost any person or business can do a lot of things adequately with acceptable quality; however, very few pursue the perfection of simplicity. You know it when you see or experience it. It is clearly different. It stands out.

My wife is a potter and I am impressed with her pursuit of the perfection of simplicity in the pottery she produces. She avoids the “bells and whistles” and is always attempting to improve everything that she does. She carefully studies other potters, learns from her mistakes and humbly, diligently, and slowly improves. Please check out her work at www.mudtownpottery.com or on Instagram @mudtownpottery. 

Neither my wife nor I claim to be perfect, but we both share a passion for continuous improvement in all that we do. 

Primarium continues to pursue the perfection of simplicity in the services we provide to enable you to pursue the perfection of simplicity in what you do best.