You've lit into a topic that I believe is on everyone's minds—we all want to know what we're capable of, and we want to feel as though we're realizing our potential. But, like you said, if we are not realizing our potential we are quick to justify our positions by dampening our minds with self-ascribed limitations.
However, there is one part of your argument that I personally think about differently—more to come, I think you've provided me with inspiration for a new post.
Awesome I'll try to check it out in a bit.
It's kind of deviated from my original plan and created an unexpected life of if its own; turning into a bigger project than I had anticipated! I'll drop you a line when it goes public.
Alright, I finally submitted the post that you provided the inspiration for! It became something totally different from what I initially set out to write, but if you're still interested it checking it out, here's the link: https://steemit.com/life/@douglasbalmain/slow-children-left-behind-a-practical-education-for-the-world-as-it-is
Thank you for getting my mind working on this!