Magic

Last night my husband and I pulled a DVD from the shelf.  It was My Cousin Vinny.  There’s a line in the movie, where Ralph Machio’s character is talking about his cousin Vinny and describes a time they were at a family gathering and a magician was doing tricks.  He said Vinny was all over him.  Every time he’d do a trick, Vinny would shout out how the trick was done.  His point was that Vinny could figure stuff out and at this point in the movie he was needing to restore his faith in Vinny’s ability to help him out of his legal situation.

Today I had a conversation with a friend and the topic of magic came up.  My friend said that he really enjoys the magic of life, and that for magic to occur, you can not KNOW.  He said that one is either pursuing the tree of life or the tree of knowledge.  He said "knowing can be very disappointing".  I thought of the rest of the people at Vinny's family gathering and wondered if they weren't a bit disappointed that Vinny had KNOWN how all the tricks were executed.

Sometimes in life, we catch ourselves thinking we have to know the answers.  This is especially true when we take on a role as teacher, mentor, manager, boss, etc.  And in some cases, when you need a specific outcome in a very controlled activity or project, knowing can be a critical element that is necessary.

Where is the difference?  When is it time to KNOW and when is it time to TRUST that all will work out?

Are you looking for control?  Or magic?