QnA with Guruji- What is the Role of Goals to Manifest Potential? .
A police officer tried catching a weak looking thief who escaped. When asked why the thief outran him, he said, “I ran as part of my duty. He ran to save his life. His motivation was greater.”
How much strength do we need in lifting this book? Not much. To lift something heavier, a lot more strength is needed and utilized. We can also increase our ability to lift heavier and heavier objects by practice. But why should we practice, when, for most of us, the heaviest object that we need to lift is just ourselves!
But a weight-lifter who decides to win in the Olympics, practices day and night in order to lift for the gold medal! The higher the goal, the greater is the potential that we manifest. Goals enable us to perform to our potentials.
Role of Goal – In Overcoming Obstacles
Edmund Hillary said, “I did not conquer Mt. Everest. I conquered myself ”. When the great mountain stands before us beckoning us, we can more easily overcome our moments of weakness. Therefore, higher the goal, greater is the ability we manifest in overcoming the obstacles from within and without.