“Imagination is more important than knowledge,” said Albert Einstein. How is it relevant to every day life?
In every day life, you come across unlimited obstacles; problems one after another. How to overcome all that?
Many times you believe that what you know is the complete truth and refuse to understand that there are alternatives or other possibilities.
“We do not see the world as it is, we see the world as we are. That limits our possibilities.” Said some one.
I am reminded of a story I read years ago.
A frog lived in a well. It had lived there for a long time. It was born there and brought up there, and did not see the outside world. Well, one day another frog that lived in the sea came and fell into the well.
Now look at the conversation between the two frogs.
‘Where are you from?’ asked the well frog
‘I am from the sea.’
‘The sea! How big is that? Is it as big as my well?’ and he took a leap from one side of the well to the other.
’My friend,’ said the frog of the sea, ‘how do you compare the sea with your little well?’
Then the frog took another leap and asked, ‘Is your sea so big?’
‘What nonsense you speak, to compare the sea with your well!’
’Well then,’ said the frog of the well, ‘nothing can be bigger than my well; there can be nothing bigger than this; this fellow is a liar, so turn him out.’
That’s the attitude and approach of many people, when they are confronted with various obstacles and problems.
Often times, our thinking is similar to the thinking of well frog. Don’t we have to keep our mind open?
Positive thinking and possibility thinking are relevant to overcome our obstacles and problems.
Positive thinking is the mindset and ability to avoid negativism, to use affirmation at all times, to rise above negativity. Positive thinker is not giving up easily and he continues to explore the alternatives and opportunities.
Possibility thinkers aren’t concerned about what they are, but what they can be. They are not concerned about the battles they have to face, but with the possibilities they will uncover. Possibility thinking, then, is the opposite of dead-end or blocked thinking. It is creative and solution oriented. It moves us forward and frees us from the traps of pessimistic, and negative thinkers.
If anything is possible, what can you look forward to happening in your life? That depends on the choices you make and the actions you take. Each day, no, each hour, each moment, you decide your fate by the decisions you make and the path you choose to follow. At times, small decisions can have profound effects.
What is your Goal in life?
It could be
Debt reduction.
Children’s education
Buying a home
Saving for retirement
Saving for emergencies.
Better job
Business development.
Or any other
Whatever it is, it is better to know that your life is not limited by opportunities but by your imagination. You need not ACCEPT a fate imposed upon you. Rather, you can CREATE your fate.
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