Lillian Smith (1897-1966) wrote: Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surprise, no intuitive flash, no great hypothesis, no risk, is in a locked cell. Ignorance cannot seal the mind and imagination more securely.

When I read this I thought of the many that have only one view of the world. I often find that when someone is closed-minded, he or she misses out on so much wonder that life affords us as human beings. We look back upon Columbus who was willing to risk his very life and the lives of many to seek something he only dreamed of. Where did the Columbus’ first thought of the new world come from? Contemplate the fact that many men around the world were rushing to create the light bulb at the same time Thomas Edison was. How could it be that all of these men thought of the same thing at the same time? [Read more…]