The Mind A Treasure of Power

of any mechanical device. In its astonishing efficiency, a single human brain outweighs all the world’s machines and computers combined. “An explosion of recent findings in brain science—aided by new computer programs that can simulate brain cells in action—is now revealing that the brain is far more intricate than any mechanical device imaginable.” (p. 24) Summarizing these modern findings, the author concludes: “Though 20th-century scientists have tried to make machines that mimic the brain’s functioning, even the most powerful supercomputer falls far short of the real thing.” (p. 28) The human mind is an inexhaustible treasure of power—a treasure granted to every person by birth, freely and without effort. No one who possesses a mind can truly be called poor or weak, regardless of outward circumstances. Within you lies the most powerful mechanism in existence—one for which there is no equal in the known universe. Use this immense reservoir of energy. Awaken the hidden possibilities within it. Then you will never again have reason to complain of failure. Every person who has achieved greatness or success has done so by harnessing the power of the mind. That same divine power exists within you. In potential, you stand at the same threshold of achievement where every successful person once stood. Why, then, should there be despair or