If you believe in something badly enough or want something to happen badly enough, that wish will probably come true! The five senses with which every human body naturally comes endowed subliminally shape themselves to accommodate what we are expecting or longing for. A strongly held belief is akin to a detailed road map which will religiously lead us to the destination of our choosing. Ergo, a strongly held belief is equivalent to probably ninety five percent of the so-called “knowledge” we carry around with us in our brains. When you know precisely what you are looking for–be it a gold keepsake locket in a dresser drawer, the freshest watermelon in a bin overflowing with them at the local supermarket, the proverbial needle in a haystack, or–And here’s the crux of today’s lesson, Children!–“factual” and/or sensory data points to support a powerfully held belief, finding that desired item pursuantly becomes immeasurably easier. We inveterately see only that which we are looking for, and in the process generally disregard or ignore any observations and information that might obfuscate our Holy Grail of thought.
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