The document discusses the author's childhood belief in magic and how they witnessed an apparent magic trick performed by a dog at a theme park. While the author was amazed, their brother later explained how the trick worked, revealing it was an illusion rather than real magic. The document considers different definitions of magic and argues that while science may explain some phenomena, there will always be things beyond human understanding that could be considered magic. It encourages having faith in oneself and taking risks to discover one's true abilities.
2. When I was a kid, I thought it would be
the coolest things to read minds.
3. I went to this theme park with my
brother, and this guy was doing this
animal show.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. I was flabbergasted until I got home
and my brother explained how the
trick worked.
7. All stage magic is like that. It looks
really cool, until you figure out how to
do the trick.
8. 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.
11. 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.
12. But what about any kind of technology
that will ALWAYS be beyond human
understanding?
13. 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.
14. 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.
16. Even if you're not a religious person,
there's plenty to be said for having a
strong faith.
17. Even when we try something that's a
little bit outside of our comfort zone,
we are demonstrating faith in
ourselves.
18. 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.
19. The more you faith you have in
yourself, the more stuff you'll be able
to do.
20. 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.