{"product_id":"2940014014564","title":"I Can. Therefore, I Will.","description":"Before we begin, let me first ask you a simple question. Don’t worry. This won’t\u003cbr\u003ebend your mind nor twist your brain. It’s a no-brainer, actually. Ok, here goes: What do\u003cbr\u003eSuperman, Spiderman, Batman, the X-men, and the Incredible Hulk have in common?\u003cbr\u003eSee, it’s easy, right? Yes, they all have supernatural powers – special abilities that make\u003cbr\u003ethem supreme, invincible and indestructible, and which cause them to be recognized as\u003cbr\u003esuperheroes. They use these special powers to do good things to people and defeat evil\u003cbr\u003eentities. But, unfortunately, they are not real. They are only works of man’s creative\u003cbr\u003eimagination. They don’t exist in the real world. That’s why, unlike in comic books and\u003cbr\u003emovies, when our city is in trouble, there is no superhero to call to save the day. It really\u003cbr\u003eseems to be too good to be true, isn’t it?\u003cbr\u003eNow, let us try to add another one in the list; this time, a real person, say you, me,\u003cbr\u003eyour teacher, my next-door neighbor, or simply anyone who exists in this world. The list\u003cbr\u003ewould now be like this: Superman, Spiderman, Batman, the X-men, the Incredible Hulk,\u003cbr\u003eand you. Again, same question: What could be the common factor among those in the\u003cbr\u003elist? Remember, it includes you now. So before answering, you might ask another\u003cbr\u003equestion first. Is there really something we all possess? Indeed, there is. Even changing\u003cbr\u003ethe last entry to me, your teacher, my next-door neighbor, or whoever real person you\u003cbr\u003emay think of, still there will always be something common between a superhero and a\u003cbr\u003ereal person like you and me, and that is power.\u003cbr\u003eEver envied a superhero for having supernatural powers? I think we all have. Just\u003cbr\u003eimagine how cool and fascinating it would be to become invisible even for just a minute\u003cbr\u003eor two, to fly across mountains and seas, to climb tall buildings and walls, to create fire or\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eice depending on what the situation needs, or to simply have that special physical\u003cbr\u003estrength to be able to do things that normal people can’t do. But are these kinds of power\u003cbr\u003eonly necessary to make us superior over others? As real people in the real world, we can\u003cbr\u003enever possess any of these supernatural physical powers. What we have is the power to\u003cbr\u003emold our personality, to shape our future, to create our destiny, and to determine who and\u003cbr\u003ewhat we are – a power greater than any other supernatural powers, a power that builds\u003cbr\u003ereality and not mere imagination, a power which everyone possesses and can make him a\u003cbr\u003ehero in his own ways. This is the power of the mind.\u003cbr\u003eFunny how we tend to be so addicted in looking outside ourselves that we have\u003cbr\u003ealmost totally lost access to our inner being. We are so afraid to look inward because we\u003cbr\u003emight not be happy with what we could see. We make our lives so hectic that we\u003cbr\u003eeliminate the slightest risk of looking into ourselves. Therefore, we settle on observing\u003cbr\u003ethings outside of our own. We make comparisons, judgments, and evaluations which only\u003cbr\u003elead us in concluding and, worse, accepting the fact that we are inferior among others.\u003cbr\u003eWhat we don’t know is that we have the power to reverse what the outside world\u003cbr\u003emakes us believe in. If it says that we are wrong, we have the power to make us right. If it\u003cbr\u003esays we are losers, we have the power to be winners. If it says we are non-existent, we\u003cbr\u003ehave the power to make everyone see that we are alive and surviving. And that is how the\u003cbr\u003epower of our mind works – making us more supreme, invincible, and indestructible than\u003cbr\u003eany other superhero is.\u003cbr\u003eIf the world says you can’t, say “I can. Therefore, I will.”\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of the Human Mind\u003cbr\u003e7\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of the Human Mind\u003cbr\u003eNo species possesses a purpose beyond the imperatives created by genetic history...\u003cbr\u003eThe human mind is a device for survival and reproduction, and reason is just one of its\u003cbr\u003evarious techniques.\u003cbr\u003e- Edward O. Wilson (1929- )\u003cbr\u003eOn Earth, man occupies a peculiar position that sets him apart him from all other\u003cbr\u003eentities in our planet. While all the other things – animate or inanimate, living or nonliving\u003cbr\u003e– behave according to regular patterns to balance nature, man seems to enjoy –\u003cbr\u003ewithin definite limits – a small amount of freedom. Man controls his way of living,\u003cbr\u003espeaks his own language, perceives and learns great amount of knowledge, manages his\u003cbr\u003eemotions, and deals properly with problems he faces. All of which is unique to man only.\u003cbr\u003eThere is, in fact, within the infinite expanse of the universe a small field in which man's\u003cbr\u003econscious conduct can change the course of events.\u003cbr\u003eIt is this fact that causes man to distinguish between an external world subject to\u003cbr\u003eunstoppable and endless necessity, and...","brand":"Tea Time eBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073857569008,"sku":"2940014014564","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014014564_p0.jpg?v=1763599139","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014014564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}