There is a magic word most of us master very young, but some how forget later in life. No.
In this day and age there is another "magic" word that is being toted as the antidote for all of your life's ills, to manifest all of your dreams. Yes.
However, yes comes with a catch, that many choose to wilfully overlook. OK, say yes. Now what? Plop! There it is. Isn't it? Oh hang on, maybe I did not say yes loud enough, or not in the correct manner. Still nothing. Hmmm... there is more to this than meets the eye.
Indeed there is! It requires, commitment and action. Oh wait! You mean I have to do something, you mean put in some effort? Oh that's too hard. So I'll go and find a different yes. Such is the cult of yes today.
What started out as tool to free oneself from limitations, is today co-opted to re-enforce limitations. If you do not say yes to everything then you are retrogressive. A very topical theme in this current time.
But what about that other "magic" word? You know, the other one, the dirty one, the non-PC one, the one of borders, boundaries and limitations.
You cannot approach the infinite before knowing the finite.
This applies whether you want to take that mystically or in a mundane sense. Mystically, the mystery schools of old taught, know thy self. That is you have to know yourself (finite), before you can know the gods (infinite). On the mundane level, you have to know what your current (finite) resources are before heading off into the (infinite) unknown.
No is your starting point. From here you can examine the obstacles and then enquire or plan to overcome them. Of course sometimes, some things should just be left alone, in that case, you move onto other things to conserve your time and energy.
Yes is often abused as the starting point for wishful thinking. No can be your starting point for solutions orientated thinking.
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