One of my favorite quotes comes
from George Bernard Shaw, who noted, “the reasonable man adapts himself to the
world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man”. Please think about
that idea for a moment. I suggest it’s a big one.
Sure, be practical and operate
intelligently as you move through your world. I agree, it’s important to use
common sense. True, foolish risks can lead to difficult consequences. But
having said that, don’t be so scared of failure and disappointment that you
fail to dream. Don’t always be so reasonable and practical and sensible that
you refuse to seize glorious opportunities when they show up. Push the envelope
as to what’s possible for you. Remember, critics have always laughed at the
visions of the bold thinkers and remarkable visionaries. Ignore them. And know
that every outstanding piece of human progress was achieved through the heroic
efforts of some one who was told their idea was impossible to realize. The
world needs more dreamers. Unreasonable souls who fight the urge to be
ordinary. Who resist the seduction of complacency and doing things the way they
have always been done. You can be one of them. Beginning today.
Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet,
made the point for more beautifully than I ever could, when he wrote, “ the
lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul”
“Remember, critics have always laughed at the visions of
bold thinkers and remarkable visionaries. Ignore them”
(these are not my thoughts J
and are copied from Robin’s book)
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