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Impossible is Nothing and the Egg of Columbus

No, this is not a pro-Adidas post (but I am a big fan btw). And this is not one of those despicable self help Guruji rantings either.

The word Impossible should not exist except to be used in a situational context. Because theoretically speaking, anything is possible. So if anything is theoretically possible then we are looking at infinite possibility which would abolish the concept of impossibility at least in our theoretical universe.

To start with.

The Impossible as we know it is a state of mind. Or a superficial concept. It exists due to barriers such as lack of knowledge, lack of resources, lack of intellect, lack of this, lack of that lack of foresight, lack of money, power, LACK of SOMETHING.

So given that we have anything and everything that we need to make something happen, it should happen because all we would need then is to just make it happen.

It irks me when people say this is impossible, or that is impossible, this is crazy, that won’t work. Some weird perfectionist part of me wants them to always say it Properly. I mean say; ‘This is not impossible. Be we can’t do it because of these and these reasons’

I’m kinda pricky when it comes to that. I don’t know why.

Anyways, getting a bit practical about it, the biggest lack that stands in the way of infinite possibility is human intellect. It seems to only be a gifted few who seem to have the ability to think around problems and discover new ways of doing things. Change is brought about by innovative thinking. And there is a potential revolution just waiting to be unleashed in all of our heads i guess, because it's only After the idea has come out that the genius is recognized.

So there is a genius waiting to break out in all of us! now doesnt that thought make you happy? :)

And if you haven’t heard about the Columbus Egg, It really is an interesting story.

Columbus was dining with many Spanish nobles when one of them said: 'Sir Christopher, even if your lordship had not discovered the Indies, there would have been, here in Spain which is a country abundant with great men knowledgeable in cosmography and literature, one who would have started a similar adventure with the same result.' Columbus did not respond to these words but asked for a whole egg to be brought to him. He placed it on the table and said: 'My lords, I will lay a wager with any of you that you are unable to make this egg stand on its end like I will do without any kind of help or aid.' They all tried without success and when the egg returned to Columbus, he tapped it gently on the table breaking it slightly and, with this, the egg stood on its end. All those present were confounded and understood what he meant: that once the feat has been done, anyone knows how to do it.

And hey, I just thought of something. ‘Pro-Adidas’ post? maybe a new source of blogger revenue? Granted it’ll probably have too much of a press release ring to it but subtly done? Hmmm. Or are they doing it already? Are we reading blogs that are subtly putting signals in our subconscious telling us to buy this and buy that on a daily basis? Like those extremely (blink and you will miss) things you see in the movies these days. Take The Incredible Hulk for exempli gratia, I was watching it yesterday and noticed a little pack of Pringles in a motel room and Norton antivirus on a PC (See of you can spot it).

Hmmm. Maybe I’ll write a post about it lol.