Potential vs. Fear
Just as the olive yields light only when it is pounded, so are man's greatest potentials realized only under the pressure of adversity. ~ The Talmud
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This picture of three Jewish students in one of the ghettos of Eastern Europe, was taken by Roman Vishniac, just prior to the Holocaust, around 1938. Their potential would never be realized because they lived, not just under adversity, but under a regime of fear. Nothing stops potential faster than fear, whether it is the potential of the oppressed or of the oppressor.
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~ rachman
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posted by rachman | 12:40 AM
6 Comments:
What a moving picture- I saw that one too and the face of the child really strikes you. A good selection
Gracchi, thanks for stopping by. I'm moved, like most people, by the images of "lost potential," but I usually try to keep the perspective on potential which is or can be realized.
I could not agree more. Fear is our number one enemy.
Hi Rob,
Good to hear from you. Fear is the real enemy and has been for me as well. That is however changing. It's still an every day process, but I sense change all the same.
That's right. Fear does kill potential - I should know.
GhostRose, I may be presuming some things, but don't let your potential go untapped. I know "they" say that talk is cheap, but talk you must. Talk to yourself and to any fear that trys to grip you. You take charge of your mind and resist fear. Easier said than done? Yes, it is, but it is doable. Fear does not walk on eight legs. It only wants you to think that it does.
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