1.27.2010

Discovery


"They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea." Francis Bacon

Where would we be today without the adventurers? Columbus, Vespucci, and Cook braved the oceans to discover new worlds, cultures and economic prosperity for their mother countries. What if Columbus had accepted conventional wisdom that the world was flat? What if Copernicus had accepted religious tradition that the universe revolved around the sun? Great discovery only comes when we look beyond the known and dream of the unknown.

There is a divine spark in us that wants to stretch our imaginations to ends of the universe. It is this inherent drive that moved Kennedy to shoot for the moon and inspired the designers of the Hubble telescope. There are still new worlds to discover, dreams to pursue and destinations that can only be reached when we open the doors and windows of our imagination, dream great dreams and seek new visions.

Trent Wheeler

1 comment:

Dale's Spot said...

Amen...one of the greatest insults the brothers of Joseph could come up with "there goes that dreamer" was really a compliment! Dream great dreams. I know YOU do Trent.