How do we define easiness?
It is really a subjective adjective. There is no metric scale in order to measure easiness in doing something. Probably, to derive at some measurable conclusion, application of the Likert scale would be appropriate. My due respect for those qualitative researchers.
To a paddy planter, planting paddy is easy. He can cover a whole acres of land seedling new stalks within a day. Try telling the surgeon to do it. In the end, the nation will be starving.
If the "refuse engineer" (aka garbage collector) refuses to collect god knows what from the bin of your home, hell fire would be unleashed. Do not expect the high paying CEO to get their hands dirty picking dung from each house in the neighbourhood.
In the medical field, the epithet for an orthopaedic surgeon is "bone head". The psychiatrist looks from the above while the gynaecologist looks from below, if you get the catch. The surgeon "potong only" as the physician would exclaimed. No doubt soft imperiousness of one to the other is felt.
As students, we may have received uninvited comments that suggest that the course of study that we are persuing in as easy. There are others, who humbled themselves saying that their course of study is easier than others. I wonder if it really is a sense of humbleness or if there is a slight tone of inferiority complex seeking pity and favour?
Where have all the respects gone to? If it really is easy, may we suggest that you operate, plant, analyse, design etc - yourself?
I think, easiness can relatively be measured if we compare an apple to an apple. It is not possible to compare oranges to apples when their tastes are different. Strictly speaking, different species of oranges must be treated as different. Siberian oranges are not the same as the navel oranges. Hopefully, these analogies makes some sense.
The mouth is meant to support, encourage, and advice, and not to taunt or chastise. When a feat seems "kacang putih" or "a piece of cake" to some of us, think again, the learning curve may be steeper for the rest.
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