Columna El Arte de Vivir en Plenitud: Rigidez y Flexibilidad / The Art of Living Plenitude Column: Rigidity and Flexibility [ESP/ENG]

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Thanks to the generous invitation of Hive account@miriannalis, I come to you with my first article for this wonderful community that in a short time has concentrated excellent publications that propitiate the growth of the human being as a human being, the best formula to grow, in my opinion at least.

The word flexibility is characterized by containing an opposite concept to that of rigidity. So while by the former we mean something that can move and change without breaking, maintaining its shape and texture; the latter brings us into contact with objects that break before admitting changes, when subjected to stresses or loads that demand them.

Both words are applicable to different fields. Structurally speaking, a rigid system does not deform, it breaks when the load exceeds the acceptable load, because it does not have the capacity to transform itself. This is the case of reinforced concrete. A flexible system flexes and can continue to support the load (up to a certain point). It will be made of flexible materials or rigid materials with joints that allow flexibility.

While in the first case, rubber rings, the material is flexible and has no capacity for rigidity, in the case of nuts and bolt, the rigid material forms a flexible structure thanks to the possibility of adjusting according to the needs. The human skeleton is a great example of this type of structure: bones and joints between them.

Levels of stiffness and flexibility vary for each individual. And just as our body can show little or a lot of flexibility, so can our emotions and thoughts. This will depend on one's genetic makeup and the development we make of it. Therefore, some of us will be inclined to act inflexibly and others will go to the opposite extreme. And there will be infinite options to be located between both extremes.



What is certain, and according to my own experience, is that the greater the flexibility, the greater the possibility of adapting to the situation in which we find ourselves, of avoiding breaking down, of understanding others and of living happily.