Human Potential: Mind the Gap
Something that has been plaguing my
mind for a few weeks is the limits to human potential. Be it potential of the
mind, body, spirit, or soul. However you want to put it my question is, as
humans, are there boundaries to what we are capable of? Now don’t get me wrong
I know for a fact if someone believed they could do something, and were
automatically able to do so. Our world would be in utter peril. So I mean this
is a reasonable sense.
I am an athlete, and I have been my
entire life. Of course I can honestly say I’m much faster and stronger now than
I was years ago, because I am still growing. However body wise I know I will
reach a point where my peak will suddenly begin its downward slope. The only
limit I can think of to a body is really age. It’s definitely a double edged
sword if you ask me. Nonetheless, here I am trying to figure out if there is a
way around it. No I’m not talking about eternal life I’m not that delusional,
however is there a way to push your limits. For an athlete knowing your limits
is something you test day after day. However we call ourselves the supreme
beings of our planet, yet we act no different than animals. We eat, sleep,
fight, and mate, just as animals do. There is no possibility to overcome
thirst, hunger and sexual urge in the world. Human beings are advanced and
higher than other living beings. Yet there is no difference between animals and
human beings as far as perpetuation of species by the method of mating are
concerned.
The mind has yet to be truly
unlocked by mankind. I believe there is more to it than brain waves, and
signals. What about survival instinct, memories, déjà vu, and other
unexplainable factors? Our mind is where most of our potential is stored,
perhaps this is because we know
the least about it. In spite of our natural drawbacks, handicaps and
limitations, man tries to overcome them by creativity and the inventive power
of his mind. If we cannot do something, we devise strategies in order to make
up for what we lack. It is well known that after crossing forty years and becoming
blind John Milton composed the Classical Epic, Paradise Lost and then Paradise
Regained that had made him immortal. Also, naturally deaf Beethoven composed
classical music that brought him the title, genius. Very recently, physically
crippled Stephen Hawkins, who is noted for his view of Space Science,
especially the theory of Black Holes in Space and has become famous for his
book, A Brief History of Time, is considered only next to Albert Einstein
today. Likewise man has done so many things despite his drawbacks in the world.
He has invented diving suite and submarines to discover the secrets of the ocean
beds. He has invented airplanes and rockets to fly in the sky and also in the
Space to discover the secrets of Nature. Materialistically man has almost
mastered human body and mind but has to go a long way to know about soul or
spirit.
Now we move onto the spirit and
emotions of human beings. Perhaps this is what makes us different than animals.
This is where we teach our bodies to push passed their limits. For when we are
in danger, experience fear, or just have that type of emotional power to push
our bodies to a new level is due to our resilient spirits that dwells within
all of us. This is that which all original ideas that comes
from, have you ever had an inspired dream or an original idea?, it’s the simple
things such as, desire, hope, belief or curiosity, the things that keeps you
going they fuel your life. Just like the seeds. In here lies our
inner talent, gifts, interests, dreams, goals, life purpose and all that is the
fundamental of life forces. It allows us to make amends in the heat of the
moment, when all seems lost, we hold on to what will drive away the opposition
be it ourselves, or something else. The human spirit is the ability to
recognize a mistake that we made. To look forward and to wait for the proper
time to repair it. No matter if you should loose your life to find redemption.
Man kind has much to learn when it
comes to ourselves, and our potential and limitations. We are still a young
race, and yet we have already begin to tap into the forbidden knowledge that
has hindered us from progress. Our minds, bodies, and spirits are tools for us
to use for the good of mankind. I say this in hopes that we may come to use our
gifts for something honorable and commendable. The fact that mankind has
potential can be seen as good and bad. Good that we will always continue to
grow as a species, but bad that as we have potential it is up to us to reach it
and pursue our destiny within the universe.
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