Dear brothers and sisters,
I would like to share my observations on the essence of ideas. I have been observing the evolution of ideas and how they evolve to become a movement, or a successful enterprise. Humans are the only species known to exist on earth that are able to generate and communicate fictional ideas. It is through them that humans evolved so quickly and won the evolution race, ending on top of the chain. So, what are ideas actually? They behave as living entities by themselves, offering a source of energy. How? Let us investigate further.
First, let us chronologically track an idea sample from its emergence to the developed state.
The story of an idea begins with a single thought. A unique thought emerging from novel actions an individual made. Those actions were either by interacting with other individuals in a special way, or by experiencing a brand-new event in life which led to “aha moments”. This new thought that emerged from a human mind, has a different energy among the rest. It easily captures attention and attracts interest in many individuals.
This, most often simple thought, starts growing. Through dialogues of one or more minds it starts feeding itself. At a point when much energy is invested in it, is no longer just a thought, it has grown into an idea. The idea which is simple in its nature, but often complex to explain in words.
As soon that idea roots itself, one can notice that he no longer has any influence over it, it is no longer their idea. Now, it is just an idea, existing by itself, and human minds are just around it is conveying its message. At this stage It easily captures new followers keeps on growing.
If the idea advocates change, it is a movement. if it has a potential to help and bring value to others, it is a business with a potential of becoming an enterprise. The essence of an idea is that it brings value and a strong sense of self to the ones understanding its impact.
Ideas, when strong enough, form bodies. Just as many cells form organs, and many organs living beings. Ideas form structures of workers who form societies. They both function in a very similar way, humans representing individual cells, both being fed only by whole organizations working properly.
An idea behaves just like a tree. A thought seed is planted by someone and many of those seeds fail, but some manage to root itself into the ground feeding itself through mother Earth. Once it is well rooted, it starts emerging from the ground and opening its leaves, starting to absorb the energy from the world. A small idea plant is very week and can be easily crushed or left unattended to fade away. But once it has formed a strong wooden trunk and risen up to the sky, it can hardly be taken down.
It is by following an idea that power is being fed back to its followers on an energetic level, just as this can be seen in many life examples. A well-established idea, with a vision and a goal, gives true purpose for people surrounding it, acting as an inexhaustible source of power.
Steemit was once just an idea, now it is well grounded, that each post we make will last forever. We are writing history. Keep the creativity expressing itself through you, stand strong behind your words and the power will naturally come.
Your faithful,
Tribal Wolf