Believe

We should not want to believe. We should want to know.

For a child, believing in oneself is impossible. To begin with, there must always be another (or others) to help the process of self-belief – by providing external validation, as it were. I know – there wasn't enough of it in my childhood, so I made very certain that my own offspring had it in spadefuls! And lo! for them, it has worked.

When do we believe and when do we know? We can only believe we know, and never know if we know. So one thing i know, is that you should never stop believing.

To believe is nothing less than the shadow of creation.

I believe there's something terribly wrong on this planet. I believe it could be different, totally different. I will put all my energy in making it more beautiful, this planet.

'Humph!' muttered Quilp, evidently disappointed to believe that this was true.

That advertising we've seen everywhere on our trip through England last (oh no, the year before the last, actually) year. It was about a type of margarine that was supposed to taste exactly like butter. Big line »I can't believe it's not butter!« (imagine the voice of an amaaaazed housewife) and in one corner there was a little black gospel singer sitting on the margarine & underneath there was written »I'm a believer baby!«. I always thought it was a mighty stupid bit of advert.

I believe that it's possible.

believe that you can
believe that you are the best
believe that you will
believe that it will happen

Seeing is believing – but I can't see any of you out there, so how can I believe in any of you? Signed, one frustrated Blaster user