Doing What We Cannot Do
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009
by David Tanguay
"I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it." Pablo Picasso
Living in a nation where we as a people have the doors open to us in all fields of knowledge, subjects that are confusing or difficult to comprehend mustn't discourage us.
In fact, if we limit ourselves to that which comes easy to us we will never open the doors to the mysteries that surround us. If we try to understand the basics of a certain field of knowledge that puzzles us no matter how difficult the subject may be, we will gradually learn from our capacity to just want to know.
On the other hand, some people are just too thick to get themselves involved in understanding the mysteries of life. While some of us have a natural inquisitiveness about us that makes us search to master the unknown.
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." Galileo
Galileo
Yes, the truths all around us were mostly discovered through hard work and tolerance moreover some through plain common sense. The Flat Earth Fallacy: According to the atheist narrative, the medieval Christians all believed that the earth was flat until the brilliant scientists showed up in the modern era to prove that it was round. In reality, educated people in the Middle Ages knew that the earth was round. In fact, the ancient Greeks in the fifth century B.C. knew the earth was a globe. They didn't need modern science to point out the obvious. They could see that when a ship went over the horizon, the hull and the mast disappear at different times. Even more telling, during an eclipse they could see the earth's shadow on the moon. Look fellas, it's round!
To search into the unknown to find answers to our many questions about life can lead us on to many of the unsolved mysteries in the world, for one new discovery leads to another until we put all the pieces in place. We've come along way on our journey but we still have a long way to go.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)Excellent David! The growth of the mind; the growth of the spirit is about doing what we "can't do." Stretching and expanding beyond our self-prescribed constrictions. Thanks again for writing this.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for commenting Edward, yes if we try to do what we cannot do we eventually will learn how it's done.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Wonderful, David.My curiosity pushes me to find out "Why?" I can't imagine living any other way.Thank you for an inspiring article.Please log in to respond to this comment.We are always asking why, as you say Ken our curiosity must be satisfied, thanks for commenting.Please log in to respond to this comment.
We should never be satisfied with what we think we know as we are by nature inquisitive beings. To search into the unknown, as you say, really can lead us on a wonderful journey. We worry about our daily bread, yet we should always strive for understanding of the universe around us. Thanks for sharing this.Please log in to respond to this comment.I agree Mike, we as human beings will always be trying to make sense of it all. thanks for commentingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
hi david,this was a great article.i loved this line: we will gradually learn from our capacity to just want to know.i never heard that before, but i can relate.thanks for sharing,my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.Thank you Susan, I'm glad you liked it.Please log in to respond to this comment.
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