The illustration i had for that particular concept is not developed enough. I have been talking to my professor and brainstorming a lot to come up with a better illustration for the concept. Taking inspiration from Nike commercials, (since they do a good job in communicating abstract ideas such as strength and inspiration) I am thinking of making a script which might go along with such a commercial.
I have also been doing a lot of free writing, trying to come up with a good illustration of what the concept might look like if it was visually presented. Here are some of the writings I did. I highlighted some of the interesting parts of the text which I might extract and make a refinement to my concept.
Potential
I personally think that ones potential lies in a number of different areas. From leadership to to artistic potential, one have it all in themselves. This does not meant one necessarily use it or even know how to access these capabilities of extra ordinary actions. It might be within oneself, but how much of it does one use?
I believe that everyone of us has great potential in us. But we fail to acknowledge we do. May be it is because of ones surroundings that we don't realize what our abilities might be. Many times it is the surrounding which tells us what we can do and what we cant. This is the case for a lot of people. But i believe that the true happiness comes from our ability to do exactly what we want and not what others might say we should.
Struggles and hardships are part of life and these constantly questions us of who we are. Many of the times these struggles helps us understand who we are and what we are capable of.
We usually don't use our potential to full extent or even try to do so. The reason being our societies flourish a simple life which is entirely based on doing the bare minimum. And this is the main reason why we are not truly happy about our actions.
For example, I personally feel really disappointed in myself when i turn in a project knowing that i can do a lot better than what i turned in. Therefore the bare minimum does not fly with me. I am not proud of what i did. I don't feel like i accomplished something.
On the other hand, doing more than what is required and pushing towards my full potential always makes me happy. It is the idea of being challenged which drives my passion. And a challenge brings out the real capabilities in me. The most amazing thing is that when i put my full potential the things which i can come up with are great, it inspires others to become better than who they are.
Don't let other people tell you what you can do.
People say society shapes the person who we are. Even though what all of us strive for is an individual identity which is unique to ourselves. How do we differ from each other in today’s world? How do we make sure that we are not a portrayal of someone elses vision? How do we make sure we do the things which we love and live the way which makes us happy? More importantly how do we break out of the habit of others telling us who we are supposed to be.
Lets first ask the question why we let others tell us what we are supposed to be. Why do we listen to people who says that we can only do certain things and we should avoid doing other things? How do we break away from other limiting our potential to be who we really are. We are so much more than who we think we are. We have so much more potential then we think we do. All it takes is some guts to express your full potential.
Many of the times i feel people are afraid of their potential They are doubtful of what they can do. And it only takes one act of courage to prove themselves wrong. To prove others wrong.
The only thing you need is just one act of bravery and you will be able to fully practice your abilities. We all have a responsibility in doing the most we can. We should not limit ourselves to the views and sayings of others. We should do what makes us happy and many of the times, true happiness only comes from the ability to give the full amount to everything we do. It is only through this dedication that we can move forward with our-lives.
Hiding in the dark:
What do you possibly think to gain by being behind a mask? And how is it that we are so used to being under a mask which hides what we can really do? Would you not consider this as living in slavery? How different are we from a slave? Aren't we slaves of the society and how other people want us to be?
Why do we consider ourselves as ordinary people? And never realize that we can do what ever we want if we had the will? We have all the power we need to bring about change to the way we live, to the place we live and also to the people around us. We have the potential to be better that who we are. And this is one of the facts about life that never changes. There is always a need and a hunger for us to be better than who we are. We will always have a little less than what we potentially can be. It is that constant struggle to do better and that struggle to push the limits that makes us better than what we are now.
That is what makes us different from being a slave of the society. By pushing yourself to do more than what everyone tells you that you are capable of.
