Progress is associated with growth and development.
Progress consists of a development , an improvement or an advance . The term, which comes from the Latin progressus , indicates that something is moving forward , whether symbolically, temporally or physically.
For example: "It has been four years since I visited the province: the progress achieved is worthy of admiration" , "In this country, effort does not always translate into progress" , "The team started the tournament in excellent shape but, with the progress of the championship, it deflated .
Progress as human development
The usual thing is to associate progress with human development . It is understood, in this sense, that progress implies an improvement in people's living conditions. Individuals who progress, therefore, are those who achieve professional growth and who have the necessary resources to satisfy their basic needs and obtain new comforts.
Improving access to health , education and work, improving city infrastructure, reducing the level of pollution, maintaining the cleanliness of public spaces and guaranteeing safety are just some of the issues to be taken into account so that a certain region manages to progress.
What is meant by progress, however, may vary. For religion , progress can be associated with directing existence in harmony with divine designs. Politics and economics, on the other hand, link progress to social development. A worker, for his part, can understand progress as professional growth.
The creation of infrastructure is associated with the progress of a place.
The importance of commitment
Whatever the area in which the discussion focuses, achieving progress depends on a series of factors that are often overlooked. Progressing and failing are very broad concepts, to the point that the same situation can be classified in both ways according to the observer's appreciation; For example, selling 100 units of a product may seem like a failure from the point of view of an international market, but it is quite an achievement for a small company made up of two people who make their items by hand.
One of the fundamental secrets of progress is commitment to the chosen path: we cannot expect constant and significant progress unless we dedicate ourselves completely to the pursuit of our objectives . Perseverance and absolute dedication are essential to advance in life; Whether we talk about work or love, positive results are never eternal, but rather should be understood as a point on a straight line, a milestone in an infinite line.
For this commitment to exist, it is necessary to feel comfortable with one's own life . This is more difficult to achieve than dedication, and that is why the current reality of human beings is usually characterized by such a high level of dissatisfaction. Why focus all our energies on an activity that does not interest us or that we are not passionate about ? Apart from a couple of extreme cases, there is no completely convincing answer, given that it is almost always possible to change course .
Once we are on the path we really want to travel and we seriously commit to pursuing progress, there is another factor that can determine our success : knowing how to accept our mistakes . The majority of people who go far in life, in any field, are characterized by humility, by open-mindedness, by being willing to bow their heads, admit their faults and correct them, instead of denying them and letting themselves be drowned by the pride.
Progress as a denomination
Progreso , finally, is the name of several towns.
There is a city of Canelones ( Uruguay ), a town of Santa Fe ( Argentina ) and a township of Chiriquí ( Panama ), in other places, that share this name.