Wk 2 Art of Possibility- It's all invented, eh?

Month 11 Wk 2

I could relate to what Mr. Zander had to say...



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For all those who see the glass as half empty, it'll take a retraining of our brains, our minds to now see the glass as half full and take it from there.  Or, maybe that is not what he was trying to say but that is what I took from the reading. You have to start somewhere... That Universe of possibility that he speaks of is not so easy to achieve without conscious thought and the rebuilding of schemas.

I am convinced that some people are born a certain way. Not everyone can be inventors, although we are inventors of our destinies, which of course can be confined by our places of origin, our cultures, our families. Sometimes it is hard to know or understand your place in this universe, you can feel so insignificant when comparing yourself to those around you. To speak of and to yourself as being an 'A' as opposed to be number '68' is sure life changing. But it is a conscious decision.

I have long since felt that the moon and the stars though magnificent in their splendor, cannot even begin to compare to how and who I am, but there are times when I have to remind myself that it is so.  It takes a renewing of the mind and that seems a constant struggle to accomplish.

I love the story of the Me'en people, it would be too easy to say they live a 'simple' life as I am sure it is quite the contrary (everything is relative).  Things that we may take for granted because it is a part of our world, for others, it is a new thing to know to wonder at/about, to taste, to experience. To get back to that type of 'livety', to lead a life full of wonder, possibility, awe.  I know some have achieved it here, some of have taken themselves outside of society to be rid of all the distractions- the latter does sound very appealing.

Although the post below (I 'borrowed' from a Facebook post) is humorous, I wonder if this is what Ben Zander is referring to-

STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM
I would have given him 100% and had him TEACH the class... (my FB comment)

Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die?
*his last battle

Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
*at the bottom of the page

Q3. River Ravi flows in which state?
* liquid

Q4. What is the main reason for divorce?
* marriage

Q5. What is the main reason for failure?
*exams

Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast?
*Lunch & dinner

Q7. What looks like half an apple?
*The other half

Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
*It will simply become wet

Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ?
*No problem, he sleeps at night.

Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
*You will never find an elephant that has only one hand..

Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have ?
*Very large hands

Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
* No time at all, the wall is already built.

Q13. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
*Any way you want, concrete floors are very hard to crack.