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TEACHINGS | EASTERN HORIZON 11

All is Possible… When We have a

Goal to Achieve ….

By Venerable Master Hsing Yun

When we have a goal to achieve, there are two ways of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuan Zhang, was previously merely a
viewing it. One is that it is “possible,” the other that it is novice monk at a Buddhist temple.
“impossible.” Without resolve and strength, anything that
is possible will become impossible. However, for someone It was recorded in the Buddhist sutra that a poor beggar
with courage, wisdom, and a vision, all that seems girl caught the eye of a king during his hunting trip.
impossible can become possible. There are many things He brought her back to his palace and made her his
in the world that will definitely fail, if they are handled by queen. She had indeed transformed from a crow into a
people with the “impossible” view. On the other hand, if phoenix in an instant. A poor oil vendor in ancient China
these matters are dealt with by those who persevere in unintentionally caught the ball of rolled silk thrown
their pursuit, the goals can surely be reached. by a noble beauty in her effort to find a spouse, and he
became wealthy overnight. So there is nothing in the
People dreamed of flying like birds in the sky, and now world that is really impossible. When the causes and
that airplanes have been invented, they can actually be conditions are right, anything is possible!
airborne now. People wished to swim in the deep oceans
like fish, so they invented the submarine to explore Plants need soil to grow, but with hydroponics
the deep sea. People are willing to mine coal and other vegetables can develop green shoots and leaves
mineral ores buried thousands of feet in the earth. They just as well. Nowadays, the sea can be transformed
are capable of climbing to the summit of mountains more into land, and fields can become part of the ocean.
than ten thousand feet high. Moreover, astronauts have What is impossible in the world? Scientists are doing
landed on the moon. What other mysteries are there in so much research in laboratories because nothing
outer space, waiting to be deciphered in the future? seems impossible to them. In the life of explorers,
accomplishing any mission is also possible.
Many patients diagnosed by their doctors with terminal
cancer battle their disease with an uplifting spirit and J.K. Rowling was on welfare, struggling to survive from
the determination to live. As a result of their “possible” day to day. Since she published the Harry Potter books,
view, they can regain good health. Nobel Prize laureate she has now become a multi-billionaire. Milton was
Gao Xing Jian was a cancer patient. He decided to travel blind from a young age, but after his tireless struggle, he
the world after learning of his illness and wrote a book became a great poet.
that won him lifelong acclaim. In the final days of the
Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang was only serving as a minor As long as we have perseverance, vision, confidence, and
local officer. He would never have dreamed of being wisdom, nothing is impossible. So let’s all work hard
emperor. However, in the end he actually founded the together! EH
Han Dynasty. Likewise, the founding emperor of the