HOPE FLOATS 101

For an untold number of years, boats were always made of wood. Why? Because wood floats, while materials like lead sink. By observing what floats became the measure of the elements that boats could be made from. With new discoveries, we now see that it is possible to float an infinite number of substances:

"At any depth in a fluid there is an upward force due to the effect of gravity on the fluid. This results in a pressure applied over an area. If the density of an object in the fluid is greater than the density of the fluid, the object will sink. If the density is less than that of the fluid, the object will float upward due to the buoyancy from the fluid. An object of lower density will float to the top and only be submerged by an amount according to the ratio of the densities." ~Ron Kurtus /www.school-for-champions.com

Thinking outside of the way we normally view things, boats could then be made of lead, or any other 'sinkable' item. (Except of course on Gilligan's Island...If they were to finally be rescued, there would be no humor- nor TV show!)

You can't defy certain laws. Gravity for instance. My Dad's ongoing brainteaser is: Is gravity push or pull? Regardless, there is gravity. Micheal Beckwith of the movie the 'Secret', comments that whether you are a good person or a bad person, if you fall off a building, you're going to hit the ground. But what about bungee jumping?

Thinking beyond the perceived laws we have been taught or believe, is how we become better in our simple everyday. A broad foundation, enlightenment and rising above the old ways and habits that no longer serve us, is how we become unsinkable. Ingenious and resourceful people are unlimited. After all, isn't 'necessity the mother of invention'?

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potent than history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphs over experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger than death."

~Robert Fulgham