PROJECT TITLE: The Power of Our Thinking
PROJECT NO: Competent Communicator 1 – Ice Breaker
I don’t believe in magic, however; I believe that whatever we think will happen.
I was in 4th Grade when I wanted to win a free bicycle from a raffle draw. I went to the church with the coupon in my hand. I kneeled in front of the altar and prayed: “Lord, please let me win.” I had too much hope and expectations, yet I was frustrated and with tears in my eyes, I asked God: “Why you did not answer my prayer”.
Nevertheless, my high school and college life were full of aspirations and fulfillment. When I was in Senior High School, not only that I passed the national college entrance examination, I even got the highest score among graduating students from our school. It gave me a chance into a scholarship grant for deserving students who could not afford to go to college.
If not with the scholarship, I would not be in my dreamt college and I would not meet Irene, my classmate who became my wife and mother of my two sons. Do you still remember my bicycle story? I bought one out from my scholarship allowance. The best thing happened to me in college was when I saw my parents received my academic award on stage and put it around my neck.
After graduation, like anybody else, I also have ambitions. I wanted to excel in my field and I achieved it when I taught Physics in one of the best science high schools in the Philippines. Topics on Quantum Mechanics made me understand on how the 100 billion nerve cells of our brain process our thoughts and direct our system to make it happen. Likewise, I learned the famous equation of E=mc2, the equation that led to the development of atomic bombs.
There are 3 reasons why I believe in the power of our thinking:
First is my bicycle story. It reminds me that God answers our prayers no matter how big or small they are. It would not be right now but I am sure there’s a right time for it. I waited for almost 10 years to have a bike but at least it happened.
Second is my dream college. Poverty is not a hindrance to achieve what we wanted. It was just a wish to study in a prominent institution and the whole world connived to make it happen.
And lastly is my experience in teaching Physics. I learned that it was not the equation of Einstein that killed hundreds of thousands of people by atomic bombs but those were the thoughts of the people who used that equation to develop the weapon of mass destruction. Sad to note, that bad things happened out of bad thoughts.
If we want to heal the world, let us think green for our environment, let us think peace among each other and let us think goodwill among nations. In this way, we can ameliorate our living condition and make our world a better place to live in. I believe that this will happen because there’s a power of our thinking.
