If swine flew then it would prove that pigs fly.
If pigs fly, then why oh why, can't I?
Be not deceived, swine flu is a serious subject.
At least it was several years ago.
Death and death plagues are tragic and we could easily be in serious trouble if we are not careful.
We eventually will have to encounter the "big one," just because of our growing resistance to antibiotics and any number of other factors which, to discuss intelligently, would be above my pay grade.
In my life, it has become obvious to me that pigs do fly – good pigs and bad pigs. Impossibilities turn to possibilities and then emerge as probabilities until one day, in the midst of our ongoing denial, they sneak up behind us, tap us on the shoulder and blast in our ear, "I'm here!"
We threw out this topic at a Toastmasters meeting 8 years ago when I first posted this. We did so with some table topic questions:
Have you ever seen a pig fly? What previously thought-to-be impossibilities have actually come to pass for you or around you?
What "pigs" in your life would you like to see fly? (in other words, what impossibilities would you like to see become possible)? What can you do to help them become possible?
You have heard the terms "worst case scenario" and "best case scenario." Choose a situation in your business environment that could go either way and describe your responses and the possible outcomes.
My friends did well with the subject and interjected some sobering and some inspiring ideas.
The reminder to me is that much exists outside of my understanding of what is possible. Worst case scenarios must be confronted and managed. More importantly, best case scenarios must be anticipated, imagined, and ushered into existence through faith, perseverance, creativity, and hard work.
If swine flew, then pigs fly.
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