In 1905 Albert Einstein proposed his Theory of Special Relativity, which held, among other things, that the Speed of Light was the inviolable speed limit of the universe: no object could travel faster than the speed of light. And his theory held up for over a century.
Until September.
That is when researchers in Europe reported that they had successfully shot neutrinos from Switzerland to Italy at speeds slightly in excess of the speed of light.
And generations of frustrated physics students do dances of rejoicing.
Rules of the universe rarely change, but they do. Think of Galileo and the Earth as the center of the universe. The real prize goes to the people who can imagine the next ten questions that come out of revolutionary discoveries and figure out what to do with that information.
Is that relevant to your life? Maybe–had you gotten into real estate investing four years ago, working on the understanding that real estate always makes money, it would have been a smart move. Until in September, 2008, it wasn’t, and hasn’t been since.
We want you to be bold and firm in holding on to your Vision. But don’t be so rigid that new information fails to get you to think differently. Remember: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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