Are you willing to be tamed? This is message 389 and day 43 in the 8-C Challenge and this message is dedicated to the memory of Nikola Tesla.
When we hear the word tamed it typically has a negative connotation. The king of the jungle becomes meek before the lion tamer. Wild stallions are tamed by a tiny bit and bridle. When an animal is tamed it is broken of its natural state. When a person is said to be tame they are gentle or plain or generic.
Niagara Falls, on the US-Canada border, flows 3,160 tons of water over its edge every second. 3,160 TONS! That’s 758,400 gallons of water. Every SECOND! It is hard to comprehend these amounts. Maybe you’ve been there and felt the spray of water as you’re standing hundreds of feet away. The power is enormous. And this has been flowing for thousands of years. But as far as human impact is concerned, all the energy generated had been wasted for those thousands of years until 1896 when Nikola Tesla created a device to harness the energy and generate electricity that is used hundreds of miles away. This natural wonder has been a powerhouse of electricity for generations now thanks to Tesla’s ingenuity to tame this enormous power.
Just like Niagara Falls you have enormous potential within you. There is energy that can do amazing things. You have creative energy, compassionate energy, economic energy, nurturing energy – tremendous energy for good. But it must be tamed. It must be harnessed. It must be disciplined. There is all kinds of energy flowing through you, but you have to discipline this natural wonder that you have been given. You have to discipline your thoughts. You have to discipline your desires. You have to discipline your tongue. You have untold potential, but it will never be realized if you do not harness it, channel it, and do what needs to be done at the right place, right time, and right way. This is not about legalism or limiting your freedoms. This is about unleashing potential. It will never be realized if you aren’t willing to tame yourself. Discipline equals destiny.
