How Does One Achieve The Impossible
Let's begin by examining the concept of the impossible before trying to answer such a tantalising question. Some things are clearly impossible in a physical sense. A nonagenarian who hopes to qualify for he Olympics for high jump is clearly toping for the impossible unless of course one has a seniors' Olympic event nomind. But when Napoleon said that the vord'impossible' is found in the lectionary of fools, then clearly, he did lot have such impossibilities in mind. What he perhaps had in mind was that retain goals or accomplishments, which we normally consider out of each, may be capable of being achieved f only one was daring enough to tertian them and determined enough o go after them. One might have considered it impossible of France to ilitomito that Napoleon achieved for his country. This idea of the impossible becomes even more relevant when we come to the individual, who might consider certain accomplishments impossible without realising that with persistent effort and determination they could be achieved. Perhaps, in such a context, the word 'impossible ‘is best understood as really denoting the improbable, which our imagination considers impossible. With these introductory remarks let us now consider what some sages have to say about achieving the impossible. Swami Vivekananda met Sage Kalahari Baba of Haripur in the course of his wanderings across India. Vivekananda was so impressed by the Baba that he wanted to be initiated by him but whenever he resolved to do so, he was dissuaded by the appearance of an Pahari Baba later immolated himself upon being unable to bear the sufferings of his country in Kali Yuga. Vivekananda, perhaps overwhelmed by the enormity of India's problems asked Pavahari, "How does one achieve the impossible"? Pahari Baba replied: "By treating the means as the end and the end as the means." One hesitates to offer an interpretation of such an oracular pronouncement and the reader may have his own understanding of it. But what was perhaps meant was that when we think of achieving something, we tend to focus on the end product more, rather than how that end product might be actually achieved in terms of the concrete steps required, to accomplish it. So what the sage was perhaps suggesting was that we should focus our attention enteral wont hemeang with the same passion with which we covet throat itself. That would be one way of treating the means as the end. And thence such a concrete step is realised, similarly, the success we have achieve should be considered only a step in relation to what remains to be archive to accomplish the goal. This would be one way of treating the end as the means. St Francis of Assisi's remarks doseem to shed light on the exciting question under discussion. He says that one should begin by doing the necessary; then one should do the possible, and then he adds that if one does so one would find oneself accomlishing the impossible. His remarks clearly bear a family resemblance tow hat was uttered by Pavahari Baba inresponse to the question put to him swami Vivekananda.
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How Does One Achieve The Impossible
Let's begin by examining the concept of the impossible before trying to answer such a tantalising question. Some things are clearly impossible in a physical sense. A nonagenarian who hopes to qualify for he Olympics for high jump is clearly toping for the impossible unless of course one has a seniors' Olympic event nomind. But when Napoleon said that the vord'impossible' is found in the lectionary of fools, then clearly, he did lot have such impossibilities in mind. What he perhaps had in mind was that retain goals or accomplishments, which we normally consider out of each, may be capable of being achieved f only one was daring enough to tertian them and determined enough o go after them. One might have considered it impossible of France to ilitomito that Napoleon achieved for his country. This idea of the impossible becomes even more relevant when we come to the individual, who might consider certain accomplishments impossible without realising that with persistent effort and determination they could be achieved. Perhaps, in such a context, the word 'impossible ‘is best understood as really denoting the improbable, which our imagination considers impossible. With these introductory remarks let us now consider what some sages have to say about achieving the impossible. Swami Vivekananda met Sage Kalahari Baba of Haripur in the course of his wanderings across India. Vivekananda was so impressed by the Baba that he wanted to be initiated by him but whenever he resolved to do so, he was dissuaded by the appearance of an Pahari Baba later immolated himself upon being unable to bear the sufferings of his country in Kali Yuga. Vivekananda, perhaps overwhelmed by the enormity of India's problems asked Pavahari, "How does one achieve the impossible"? Pahari Baba replied: "By treating the means as the end and the end as the means." One hesitates to offer an interpretation of such an oracular pronouncement and the reader may have his own understanding of it. But what was perhaps meant was that when we think of achieving something, we tend to focus on the end product more, rather than how that end product might be actually achieved in terms of the concrete steps required, to accomplish it. So what the sage was perhaps suggesting was that we should focus our attention enteral wont hemeang with the same passion with which we covet throat itself. That would be one way of treating the means as the end. And thence such a concrete step is realised, similarly, the success we have achieve should be considered only a step in relation to what remains to be archive to accomplish the goal. This would be one way of treating the end as the means. St Francis of Assisi's remarks doseem to shed light on the exciting question under discussion. He says that one should begin by doing the necessary; then one should do the possible, and then he adds that if one does so one would find oneself accomlishing the impossible. His remarks clearly bear a family resemblance tow hat was uttered by Pavahari Baba inresponse to the question put to him swami Vivekananda.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Arvind Sharma kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Arvind Sharma Speaking Tree ,Times of India