Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Reach for the Sky

Everything that humans can imagine...is a possibility in reality.

-
Willy Karen

Quite a few people would laugh in derision at this. Those new age sillies who think dreamers ought to see a number of doctors as soon as possible. The ones who don't yet realize that while proving something exists is all well and good, proving that something doesn't exist is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Which makes one wonder who came up with that saying because as far as kettles of fish go, there really isn't much to be said about them...

Besides, even if something we can imagine doesn't currently exist, it is still a possibility. We've done the impossible before many times. As someone else once said, impossible is only a word, used by the weak to discourage the mighty. It may have a bit of a holier-than-thou sound to it, but stands true in virtually every application. So far, no one has succeeded in placing an actual limit on just what we are capable of.

Go ahead. Just think of the most ridiculous thing imaginable, literally, then prove to me that it couldn't exist. We've proven our worth with negative uses for our creations, so shouldn't we work on the positive? While it may no longer be literal, the sky is still the limit.