Lookuptotheheavensandimaginethestarsandplanetsaresparklingjewelsdancingacrossthenightsky.Yourpotentialislikethosejewelswithadazzlingarrayoffacets.Putanotherway,yourhumanpotentialisvirtuallyunlimited.①
Problemsarisefromaperspectivethat“potentialisatabooorcodewordforfailure.”Itisforfearoffailurethatwearesometimesafraidtotrynewthings.Realizingthatwewillnotbecomeaninstantexpert,wesometimeschoosetocopoutandnotevenmakeanattempttobeortrysomethingnew.②Perhapsworseyet,sometimesperfunctoryeffortsaremade,unsatisfactoryresultsareobtained,andan“IknewIcouldn’tdoitandIknowIcan’tdoit”attitudeisreinforcedandseeminglyjustified.
Refreshyourselffromtheperspectivethatso-called“mistakes”donotconstitutefailure;theyareonlynewlessonstobelearned.Failureisreallygivingupandquitting,asjuxtaposedtoperseveringandpersisting.Thereisuniversallawthatstates,“Practiceprecedesexcellence.”Mythandhistoryarefilledwithstoriesofindividualswhohadstruggledagainstalloddsandobstaclesandjustkeptafterwhattheytrulywanteduntiltheyreachedtheirgoalssuccessfully.
Naturally,weallhaveourlimitations,andprudencedictatesthatwerespectthem.However,wisdomencouragesustostretchbeyondandtranscendourlimitations.Keepgoingon,yourtreasureiswaitingforyou.