Achievement 4 by @livinword Task: Applying Markdown

Prevention is Better Than Cure

Yes to prevent lawlessness rules and protocols are skillfully programmed into the order of things. For every action there is an equal or unequal reaction. Sometimes, these reactions are not pleasant at all to deal with. Hence, prevention is better than cure. But most often, it is the cure that gives some people an understanding of the prevention.

Balance and order forms a trajectory for achieving goals. If rain was be falling nonstop, where would we find the materials with which to build a boat when the earth becomes flooded with water? You see why it was necessary for Noah to finish building the ark during the dry season before the rain finally came? There was no way he could have been able to build the ark when it started to rain.

Similarly, every Profession has their rules of practice. Adhering to those rules qualifies you to be a professional in that field. You cannot be indisciplined and practice Law, Medicine or Surgery. Nah! Even in athletics, academics or whatever field.
Discipline itself is a system of rules that one must follow in order to achieve their set goals. It's protocol—one thing before another. If you must win, you play by the rules.

There have been exceptions, nonetheless. Some people have flaunted rules and got away with it. I cannot say they got lucky. Maybe they did, maybe there was providence for it. But the habit of breaking rules is one that disrupts order and balance. Maybe sometimes, it's necessary to shove aside old rules and set new ones. Maybe.

But rules are rules, nonetheless.

Completing Achievement tasks has not been easy for me. Sometimes, I even forget that it has to be done. But since it's the protocol, who am I not to comply?

Even communities on #steem have rules peculiar to individual communities. If you must be a member, you got to know the rules and follow them —or else? Yeah, you know.

Now I'm on to the next step... The Protocol continues.