Taking the Leap of Faith and the Real Value of Practicality...
Hello again, dear Steemians!
What do we mean when we talk about the possibility of something happening? How do we measure that possibility and how does that measurement affect our attitude towards it?
Chance is an interesting concept in the realm of what is possible and what is not possible. It is also a valuable asset in the hands of those who know how to utilize it.
Some people have trained themselves to only see that most inconsiderable amount of light even in the overwhelming darkness of the night, whereas some can only see the bleakest spot of dark in even the brightest of days.
It is only a matter of our viewpoint that is the determining factor of what we will decide to do with situations at hand.
Have you ever considered the idea of taking a leap of faith once in a while and trying out your chances?
A friend of mine once came up with a grand idea that could turn his life around. When he explained his idea to me, I admitted that it was too ambitious.
He knew that too. He knew it all too well. It had been in his mind for quite a while and he told me that there was a small chance of success. What hit me the hardest was the fact that he was more tempted to let go of his idea rather than fight for it.
Let’s take a look at our lives. We’ve all had these instances when we could have done something unexpected, amazing, or out of the ordinary, but were too afraid of taking the leap of faith and risking our comfort zone in the hope of gaining something better.
Practicality is important, and rationality even more so. But every now and then, some golden opportunities come knocking at our door, and in those magical instances of life, we should not really think about our chance of success. Even if it is one percent, we ought to take the leap of faith and trust in our instincts to find deliverance at the end of the road.
The world is a strange and wonderful phenomenon. The infinitely complex chain of cause and effect and time and space makes the perceivable world what it is.
But the ignorance of men is far greater than the complicated dynamics of existence, for we have essentially allowed ourselves to predict such chain of events with our tiny and insignificant minds that can sometimes hardly contemplate anything beyond our most fundamental needs.
Practicality and rationality should always be respected, but we should not be so reliant on them as to forget our instincts of courage and bravery; our surges of energy that compel us to move beyond the realms of this rationality and do things that are unlikely or unexpected.
At the end of the day, a person who values practicality above everything else can live a healthy and blatant life, consumed by the ordinariness of order, whereas a brave soul willing to take risks will go on to conquer the skies in an adventurous and adrenaline-fueled journey.
Which one are YOU going to be?
Are you willing to put your trust in your own worth and value to achieve the greatest things that have ever been thought of?
In that case, be mindful of those instances in life when opportunity shows its face, AND TAKE THE LEAP OF FAITH!