One of the greatest inventions that we human should be proud of is the magnetic compass. In fact the compass is an old chinese invention, which probably was brought down long ago from the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC). [click here to read about its history]
And turning our head back to the 20th century, aeroplane serves as another remarkable invention that brings convenience to mankind.
Have you been to the cockpit of an aircraft? Close to 20 years ago, I took my first flight with my parents. At that time, we were allowed to visit or at least have a peep at the cockpit area upon request. My dad wanted to bring me to have a view but I was way to shy to go and talk to a pilot. And now this girl has become a not-so-shy grown up and have been taking flights all these years. Yet I've lost the chance of visiting the cockpit of the aircraft. Passengers are strictly forbidden to get close to the cockpit area now due to safety precautions (such an obvious reason, huh?). But this doesn't cease my curiosity. How pilots manage to see the "road' above the sky?
The magnetic compass. This is the answer. [click here to find out the principle].
The little magnetic compass is such a wonderful realible tool. It tells you the direction and it doesn't need any fancy high-tech switches or power supply to make it function. It is just that simple!
Campers/adventurists too bring along a compass when they go for an expedition.
Fengshui masters bring along a compass when they need to tell the orientation of a place.
But actually do you realize everyone of us has our own compass too?
Our compass is always with us but we tend to brush it aside, especially when we're lost in the mist. We're burying ourselves with the dramas and issues that it seems impossible to get our feet down to move forward. We're so lost! And that's why we need to take our our compass now.
Where's the compass? It is both our heart and our mind. You can't leave out either one.
But sometimes what our heart wants may not be sensible and what our mind tells us to do (that will make sense) may not be what our heart wants. Well, maybe that's when the magnet in the compass is being influenced by some metal objects, which makes the compass needle shaking and pointing uncertain orientations. Once we've removed all external objects that will influence the needles, we'll be able to see the orientation, the orientation of both our heart and mind.
Where's our compass? Remove the fear. Don't overanalyze. Don't overexamine. Remove the expectations....remove all these "objects". We'll be able to find our heart and mind. Drop everything off. Yes, we have to think carefully before we decide something. But sometimes we think too much and also we generate a lot of negative emotions along. We can't foresee the future too much, not even the next minute. So why bother to think that much? Of course I'm not saying we just simply go with the flow and not think before you do. It's just like if you see a big hole in front, of course you won't walk straight and fall into the hole. That's giving us trouble and hurting ourselves too. But the fact is we are only able to see a limited area in front. It is impossible to view the space beyond that area. But if we put up a negative hypothetical scenario, with all those negative emotions associated, we won't be able to make our next step. The best is drop all these things that will influence the compass. Wait a little while for the compass to get back to its function without influence. Calm ourselves down. Then move one small step forward at all time. Eventually we'll be able to find ourselves getting to the direction based on the orientation indicated by the compass. We'll get there.
Have you found your compass? Don't worry. It's still there and you just need to clear somethings off to find it. Good luck for the search.
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