Synergy
and imposition are two separate words that are used for different reasons.
Synergy
might be used to showcase ‘strength in team playing’, just as its meaning says,
“The working together of two things (muscles
or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their
individual effects”.
On
the other hand, imposition shows coercive nature, in which an individual or a
force greater than another compels an inferior to yield to his/its requests. Imposition
is defined as, “(tax) the act of
imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)”.
Considering
the gross difference between these two words (synergy and imposition), one
would already know what most people would prefer to have.
Synergy is the bond of
friendship or relationship
According
to Wikipedia, the Synergism Hypothesis, synergetic effects have been the driver
of cooperate relationships of all kinds and at all levels in living systems:
synergy effects have often provided functional advantages in relation to
survival and reproduction that have been favoured by natural selection.
Synergy
implies that no matter the weakness of strength of parties involved in any
activity, their would be magnanimous results – if those parties joined their
abilities together, and at the end their weaknesses might vanish.
“Two are better than
one, because they have a good [more satisfying] reward for their labor; For if
they fall, the one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he
falls and has not another to lift him up!
“Again, if two lie
down together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone? And though
a man might prevail against him who is alone, two will withstand him. A
threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Eccl 4:9-12, AMP
How bad is imposition?
We
can liken imposition to oppression. That is how bad it is.
Imposition
does not give room to the opinions or feelings of others: rather, it demands irrevocable
obedience.
Imposition
is used to forcefully compel obedience from other person(s), and at the end it
derails relationship with those people that were forcefully compelled to yield
to another person’s demand.
We are to use synergy
and not imposition at all times
imposition gets defiance
No
matter the situation in which we find ourselves, we are to use synergy; not
imposition.
Even,
if there were people who would always be at logger-heads with our leadership
(because all persons have different views of things), we are not to impose but
to work in synergy with our followers, colleagues, or protégé.
Using
synergy, we can appease people that are always of contrary views by the time we
assign duties to them (along with other members).
We
can use synergy to achieve better results than what an individual would achieve
– on any projects, activities or tasks.
We
can, also, use synergy to preserve the strength of all members of our team,
both financially, spiritually and physically.
It
should be noted that imposition can breed rebellion, because the obedience that
it produces comes not wilfully from the heart: such obedience is forced into
action.
In
conclusion, we should always allow the Holy Spirit to guide us and we should do
all things in love (as if to God) so that we will be mindful of other people’s
opinions. By this, we will be able to control our spirit anytime that we may
want to impose our wills on people.
