Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds this world has ever seen. When contemplating this thought I decided to see what I could learn from this great mind. Through his life Einstein spoke his mind not bothering with politics or the opinions of others. I think a majority of the time I am like him in this aspect. In my research of him I came across a few quotes he made that really struck me.
The first is “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." This quote is to the point so many people live there life in fear never daring to try anything new. Granted the fear can be justified but how do you ever learn without taking a chance and without mistakes and learning you never grow and growing and learning is a huge part of the life we are here to live.
The second quote I came across is “Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” This quote is can be interpreted in a few way but I believe it was Einstein’s intention to point out how we conform to the society/politics of the world and by the age of eighteen we think anything outside the box is wrong or we shut it out. It his way of saying we are a slave to the worlds point of view. Which is such an in-depth perception so many people will never get to the point were they truly grasp it.
The next quote is wise and one that we never seem to think of when we need it most "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." There no word necessary to explain the lesson in this quote.
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” Now this quote I like because Einstein a scientist knew with all his brilliance that there was a higher power and he has a grasp on the understanding of God who few ever acquire.

This last quote is one that was written on a sign in Einstein’s office.
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts” I love his perspective to know what really matter and forget the rest. You can’t always count the things that are the greatest gifts and the things you can count don’t really matter as much as the world makes them seem to.

The great mind of Albert Einstein can help us see what truly matters in life. It’s not the politics or the possessions we have, its being true to ourselves, our fellow beings and to our God.