As you believe, you are

 

from Elder Man

Finally, he found one — a man awaiting execution in the electric chair.

The scientist offered the condemned man an alternative: to take part in a psychological experiment. The method, he said, would be simple — a small cut on the wrist, allowing the blood to drain slowly, drop by drop. Death, he promised, would be painless. Peaceful. The prisoner, desperate to avoid the electric chair, agreed.

He was laid on a stretcher, strapped down so he couldn’t move. A shallow incision was made — just enough to feel real — and a small metal bowl was placed beneath his arm. Beneath the bed, the scientist set up a bottle of serum with a valve that released liquid, drop by drop, into the bowl.

The prisoner heard each drop and believed it was his own blood leaving his body. Slowly, the scientist began reducing the flow, creating the illusion that his “blood” was thinning.

As time passed, the prisoner grew pale. His heart pounded. His breath came in short, panicked bursts. Finally, when the scientist closed the valve completely, the prisoner’s body gave out. He suffered a heart attack — and died.

The experiment had proven one chilling truth: the human mind believes what it perceives. What we accept as real — whether positive or negative — shapes our entire being, both mentally and physically.

The mind has no limits when it deceives itself. And when it can’t understand something, it invents its own truth — often mistaking the natural for the supernatural.

In life, we often face obstacles that seem impossible to overcome. Someone might tell us there’s no hope — and if we believe it, that belief becomes our reality.

“He who thinks of failure has already failed.

He who thinks of victory is already one step ahead.”

Culled from Ancient Map