Thinking

We are often so consumed by doing things that we seldom take the time to think. In our 24/7 digital world, we have evolved from a human being to a human doing.

We live in a world where software trumps hardware, where ideas eclipse material goods. In this world, Apple is worth ~$3 trillion, an order of magnitude over the value of Exxon, one of the largest natural resource companies in the world. Even though AI is not yet mature, social media dictates what we see and how we think.

To that point, this week, instead of venting, spouting politics, or waxing philosophic, I’ll simply quote a poem dedicated to the power of thought.

— Sina.

“If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don't,
If you like to win, but you think you can't
It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will
It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!”

― Walter D. Wintle