Why does it always seem so easy to say “what if” to whatever it is we are doing, it is as if we are talking ourselves out of doing something for the fear of the unknown. What is so bad with the unknown, is it the simple fact that we have no control over it? Consider the following:

• What if Johannes Gutenberg did not have the idea for movable type and the printing press? At the very least, we would be without a bunch of bibles.
• What if Benjamin Franklin had not flown that kite? We may have missed out on one of the greatest discoveries of all time.
• What if Alexander Graham Bell had not invented the telephone? We may still be trying to master morse code.
• What if Thomas Edison had given up when his first light bulb failed? The world would be a much darker place perhaps.
• What if Charles Babbage did not have the vision to create a programmable, mechanical computer? Things would definitely be done differently today.
• What if Rosa Parks had decided to give up her seat on the bus and not stood firm for what she believed in? The United States, at least, would be in a different place than it is right now.

The thing that all these people have in common is that they were willing to take that leap of faith, they were willing to venture into uncharted waters, they were willing to take a chance and try to answer the unknown. The bottom line is that it is better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all. If you never challenge or question the what ifs, where would you be?