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No One Knows Enough to Be a Pessimist

 Find an opportunity to observe a tiny little green sprout emerging from a seed.
When you do, allow yourself to feel the awe of what you’re seeing. A famous
poet named Rumi observed, “Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment.”
The scene of an emerging sprout represents the beginning of life. No one on this
planet has even a tiny clue as to how all of this works. What is that creative
spark that causes the life to sprout? What created the observer, the
consciousness, the observation, and perception itself? The questions are endless.
 
A short while ago, Earthlings in the space program were moving a tiny vehicle
on Mars via remote control. Invisible signals took ten minutes to travel through
space and arrived to make right turns and instruct a scoop to pick up some
Martian real estate to examine. We all marvel at such technological feats. But
think about it for a moment. In an endless universe, Mars, our closest neighbor,
is the equivalent of moving a billionth of an inch across the page you’re reading!
We move a little vehicle on a neighbor next door and we’re so impressed with
ourselves.

There are billions and billions of planets, objects, and stars in our galaxy alone,
and there are uncountable billions of galaxies out there. We are a speck in an
incomprehensibly vast universe that has no end to it. Think about this: If we
found the end, would there be a wall at the edge of the universe? If so, who built
it? Even more perplexing, what’s on the other side of the wall, and how thick is
it?

How can anyone be a pessimist in a world where we know so little? A heart
starts beating inside a mother’s womb a few weeks after conception, and it’s a
total mystery to everyone on our planet. In comparison to what there is to know,
we are only embryos. Keep this in mind whenever you encounter those who are
absolutely certain that there’s only one way to do something.
 
Resist being a pessimist. Resist with all your might, because we hardly know
anything at all in comparison with what there is to know. Can you imagine what
a pessimist who lived only 200 years ago would think about the world we live
in? Airplanes, electricity, automobiles, television, remote controls, the Internet,
fax machines, telephones, cellular phones, and so on. All because of that spark
of open-mindedness that allowed progress, growth, and creativity to flourish.

And what of the future and all of your tomorrows? Can you picture faxing
yourself back to the 14th century, flying without machines, telepathically
communicating, demolecularizing yourself and rearranging yourself on another
galaxy, or cloning a sheep from a photograph of a sheep? An open mind allows
you to explore and create and grow. A closed mind seals off any such creative
explanation. Remember that progress would be impossible if we always did
things the way we always have. The ability to participate in miracles—true
miracles in your life—happens when you open your mind to your limitless
potential. 
 
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