Magic Or Science?
I went to this theme park with my brother, and this guy was doing this animal show.
He would get the participant to whisper a specific item in the dog’s ear, and then the dog would come back with the item.
I didn’t believe it until I got called up to the stage, and sure enough, I whispered an item in the dog’s ear and he brought it to me.
I was flabbergasted until I got home and my brother explained how the trick worked.
All stage magic is like that. It looks really cool, until you figure out how to do the trick.
Funny thing is we KNOW that’s going to happen. Our curiosity gets the best of us. We want to know how the trick is done, even though it will ruin the magic.
Of course, this is just pretend magic, not real magic.
What is real magic?
It depends on who you ask. Scientists tell us that magic is any kind of technology that is beyond the current level of human understanding.
But what about any kind of technology that will ALWAYS be beyond human understanding?
On the one hand, we kind of HAVE to live in a universe that’s got specific rules. Otherwise random stuff would just keep happening, and the physical laws which bind our own bodies together might stop working.
But on the other hand, I’ve no doubt that there are MANY things going on that humans will NEVER grasp, at least in this lifetime.
But that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. That they aren’t real.
Even if you’re not a religious person, there’s plenty to be said for having a strong faith.
Even when we try something that’s a little bit outside of our comfort zone, we are demonstrating faith in ourselves.
Anytime we do something when we’re not sure what’s going to happen, we’re demonstrating faith that we ARE smart enough and courageous enough to figure out what to do once we figure out what’s going on.
The more you faith you have in yourself, the more stuff you’ll be able to do.
Most people don’t like to hear this. Most people are looking for a guaranteed, step by step, sure fire, no risk system that will get them what they want.
That only happens on TV.
But real magic requires knowing that YOU are much more than YOU think you are.
And having the faith to take action, if only to find out who YOU truly are.