The Infinite Potential Within US
It is said that there is nothing new under the sun. I agree...and yet I disagree. There are always new things coming into existence. What you might ask? People, snowflakes, dogs, cats and a myriad of things to numerous (infinite) to expound. Just what is infinity? What a question that one is. The mind cannot grasp the concept of infinity on a verbal level other than to say infinity is infinite. But, the heart can understand that such a thing exists. There is no way to quantify infinity. Any number you can come up with is always the number one away from infinity.
A warning is in order here. What your going to read is true, but used improperly could be dangerous. The decision to use this information in an appropriate manner is up to the reader. Now read on.
The infinite within the finite
Let’s look at the word infinite to see if there are any clues contained in it. Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary tenth edition defines the word infinite as:
Etymology: Middle English infinit, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin infinitus, from in- + finitus finite. 14th century
1 : extending indefinitely : ENDLESS <infinite space>
2 : immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive : INEXHAUSTIBLE <infinite patience>
3 : subject to no limitation or external determination
4 a : extending beyond, lying beyond, or being greater than any preassigned finite value however large <infinite number of positive numbers> b : extending to infinity <infinite plane surface> c : characterized by an infinite nuber of elements or terms <an infinite set> <an infinite series>
The prefix in- means not. So if we combine the two in + finite and we come up with not finite. Infinity contains the finite. But, how about the other way around? Let’s look at the word finite. We’ll use Webster’s again.
Finite: adjective
Etymology: Middle English finit, from Latin finitus, past participle of finire. 15th century
1 a : having definite or definable limits <finite number of possibilities> b : having a limited nature or existence <finite beings>
2 : completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought <the finite velocity of light>
3 : less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater that the negative of that integer b : having a finite number of elements <a finite set>
4 : of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the initial element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number)
Let’s look at the number one. Does it qualify as being a finite number. Of course it does because its definable. You can write it, say it or spell it. It means something to us. Now, lets take one line. That line stretches into infinity in either direction from any point you pick on it. So that one line, a definable element, contains an infinite number of points on it. So, we can say that the finite contains the infinite. You can play with this idea forever. A single infinitely long line crossed by an infinite number of infinitely long lines each crossed by an infinite number of lines and so on.
Let’s look at the number one again, but this time it’s a single finite line. Since an infinite line contains an infinite number of points, does a finite line contain a finite number of points? No, a finite line contains an infinite number of points the same as the infinite line does. How can this be? Simple. Let’s look at it this way: There is no such thing as the largest for the same reason that there can’t be an infinitely large number. Remember that infinity is always the number one away from any number you can name so there can’t be a largest because you can always add one more to it. By the same token there can’t be a smallest either. You can go on dividing forever and never come up with the smallest number. I’ll show you.
Take the fraction 1/3. What you have here are two prime numbers: the number one separated by a slanted line from the number three. The line between the numbers tells us to divide the first number, the number one, by the second number, the number three. The result of that division is the number .3333333 to infinity. It’s considered a non terminating number; in other words, there’s no end to it. And yet, if you cut an apple into thirds, each third is now a whole that can each be divided into three and so on into infinity. I realize that you run into practicable limitations in attempting to divide things like our apple for obvious reasons. But, in theory it can be done.
Am I playing mind games? Yes. But, for what purpose? We seem to have a limited life that is only capable of a limited number of experiences. And so it is. We’ll all die one day. Will our atoms stop vibrating when we take our final breath and pass on to whatever? No, they are alive in a sense, full of energy on their own. Each one with an infinite potential. As hard as man tries he’ll never find the smallest anything: not the smallest piece of matter or the smallest amount of energy. It’s a futile endeavor. But, in one sense it’s not, because, it only proves the point that there is no limit of either the largest or smallest of anything. What it should tell us is there is an unlimited potential or infinite potential in each ONE of us. Our problem is one of perspective.
Let’s go back to our line, the finite one with the infinite number of points. We’ll call it our lifeline. If our life can be represented by that finite lifeline then that finite lifeline has two ends; in this case a birth and a death. That line represents the sum total of our infinite number of experiences from our birth to our death. We might call a few of those experiences by two names: happiness and sadness. Now let’s take our happiness and sadness and represent those concepts by one infinite line we’ll call the happiness sadness line. You occupy a finite spot on that line. If you look in one direction you’ll only see happiness and if you look in the other direction you’ll only see sadness. But, those conditions of happiness and sadness can be seen to exist no matter where you are on that line.
What can you do with this idea. Well, happiness and sadness are subjective. It depends on your perspective. A man dying of thirst in the desert would be happy to have a single drink of water where a person drowning in a pool of the best spring water would gladly trade places with the man dying of thirst in the desert; at least for a few moments. In other words we can chose to look and go in the direction that we want. Our happiness doesn’t have to be dictated by our current circumstances when we decide that we can choose to go toward happiness or not. Someone once said “argue for your limitations and you’ll have them” or something to that effect. Decide that you want to be unhappy and will be or can be. Decide that you want to be poor and you will be or can be. Decide that you want to be rich and you will be or can be. Now I know that you’re going to argue with me one my third premise of being rich. It’s relative to where you are on the rich poor line. You can look and go in either direction that you choose and you can argue that where you currently are is either rich or poor and that you’re stuck there. Have it your way. If being poor makes you happy, be poor. It’s all in your mind.
There’s a whole infinity out there even if you can’t see it and there’s a whole infinity within even if you don’t feel it. There are no shortages of elements for the finite number of people on this planet. At one time there may not have been any water on this planet. So how could it have gotten here? It could have been brought here by ice comets; now we have a world full of oceans, lakes, streams and clouds all containing water that never runs out. It’s always being recycled. Do you say that הוהי created everything complete. So he did. But, he might have used ice comets to bring water to this parched earth in a micro second. We don’t have to question that premise if we don’t want to. The accounts only say that He made it; they don’t go into the infinite details of how He made it. So if we need more water all we have to do is wait for הוהי to send another ice comet to our way. Impractical? Why? One could be on it’s way right now ready to be here when we need it.
The point here is: you have to make up your mind how you want to feel or be. Stop looking at others for your wealth and happiness, you already have them. You say you need something? What do you need? You already have it or you wouldn’t be alive. Want more? Now that’s a different story. But, what we want is already out there waiting for us. We don’t have to be unhappy even if we don’t seem to have it in our hands at this very moment. Impractical? No it’s not. The scriptures tells us that anything we need done can be done for us.
Mat 17:14 And2532 when they846 were come2064 to4314 the3588 multitude,3793 there came4334 to him846 a certain man,444 kneeling down1120 to him,846 and2532 saying,3004
Mat 17:15 Adoni,2962 have mercy1653 on my3450 son:5207 for1063 he is lunatic,4583 and2532 sore2560 vexed:3958 for3754 ofttimes4178 he falleth4098 into1519 the3588 fire,4442 and2532 oft4178 into1519 the3588 water.5204
Mat 17:16 And2532 I brought4374 him846 to thy4675 disciples,3101 and2532 they could1410 not3756 cure2323 him.846
Mat 17:17 Then1161 עשוהי 2424 answered611 and said,2036 O5599 faithless571 and2532 perverse1294 generation,1074 how long2193, 4219 shall I be2071 with3326 you?5216 how long2193, 4219 shall I suffer430 you?5216 bring5342 him846 hither5602 to me.3427
Mat 17:18 And2532 עשוהי2424 rebuked2008 the devil;846 and2532 he(1140) departed1831 out of575 him:846 and2532 the3588 child3816 was cured2323 from575 that very1565 hour.5610
Mat 17:19 Then5119 came4334 the3588 disciples3101 to עשוהי2424 apart,2596, 2398 and said,2036 Why1302 could1410 not3756 we2249 cast him out?1544, 846
Mat 17:20 And1161 עשוהי2424 said2036 unto them,846 Because1223 of your5216 unbelief:570 for1063 verily281 I say3004 unto you,5213 If1437 ye have2192 faith4102 as5613 a grain2848 of mustard seed,4615 ye shall say2046 unto this5129 mountain,3735 Remove3327 hence1782 to yonder place;1563 and2532 it shall remove;3327 and2532 nothing3762 shall be impossible101 unto you.5213
Mat 17:21 Howbeit1161 this5124 kind1085 goeth not out1607, 3756 but1508 by1722 prayer4335 and2532 fasting.352
Am I only quoting scriptures? No, it was proven mathematically that all possibilities exist, the whole infinite number of them. No limitations unless we want them.
Katrael
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