Wednesday, December 2, 2009

The Law of Gravity


We have always made the assumption that Isaac Newton invented the law of gravity. He didn't. Gravity has been in existence since the earth was formed. Newton merely by the process of accretion (growth by gradual addition) understood and came to the conclusion and put it down in a kind of mathematical formula of how gravity works. Did the apple actually fall on his head? Was he actually hit and *viola" the law was born? Probably not.
However, Newton was curious and observant. He did observe a variety of things going on around him. He watched the universe and how things moved. It was by no accident that he discovered how gravity works.
In the same way, it is no accident that many had become geniuses or creative. It is in these people who were curious and observant of things around them and had an interest in them. That sense of inquisitiveness led them to conclusions and discoveries.
You too, can be creative and become a genius.

1 comment:

YK said...

Still a lot of people out there who are totally oblivious to the world around them. What they need is something to fall from the sky and hit them on the head.
There's a bible verse that seems to talks about being attentive/observant: "Walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise..." (Eph.5:15)