Lovely morning.Each of us has a lot of potential. But sometimes we limit our potential, or we don’t even realise it. This is not something that can be accepted because we are young or because we are getting older, but because we all have the same potential. Whether we believe that we have this potential, or whether we believe from the start that we don’t have it, can make all the difference to how we go through life.
Yesterday, one of my students was reluctant to read an essay because “I’m not good at this kind of essay…”, but after reading it with me, she was deeply impressed by the content of the essay and said, “Aya-sensei, this kind of content could be interesting too.
If you assume before you start that you have this level of talent, that you have this level of ability, it is difficult to develop, even if you are young. It is often the case that even people who are older than you are able to grow and develop if they believe they have the potential to do so.
For example, when everyone had a mobile phone, we thought it was very convenient to be able to contact anyone, anywhere, anytime. From there, developers have continued to explore new possibilities, come up with new technologies, create them and bring them into the world. Thanks to this, we are able to live a more and more convenient life.
We strive for perfection, but when we do, we dream of a better world and try to complete it. If you can see that you are never finished and that you are always evolving, you will always be able to see your potential and take a step forward to try anything.