“He who believes not, believes not even after seeing, and thinks that it is all hallucination, or dream and so on. The great transformation of Krishna – the Vishvarupa (form universal) – was seen alike by Duryodhana and by Arjuna. But only Arjuna believed while Duryodhana took it to be magic.”
— Swami Vivekananda
Just before war was almost declared, Krishna went to Hastināpur to pursue the Kauravas to accept a peace offer. But Duryodhana didn’t just refuse to compromise, he tried to capture Krishna and demoralize the Pāndavas.
This led to Krishna displaying his colossal Vishva swarupa. It contained the entire armies of Dwārkā, the Pāndavas, the gods, the planets, and other celestial bodies. He had thousands of arms, each of which held weapons. Krishna even gave sight to the blind Dhritarāshtra to witness his cosmic form.
Did this dissuade the stubborn Duryodhana? No. He called it a magic trick!
Just because you think something is not possible doesn’t mean that it isn’t. Did gravity not exist until Newton published his theory? Was the earth flat until it was proved to be round?
Likewise, there are better ways to do things. Yet, we keep opposing them, saying “it can’t be done”, even when we’re repeatedly interrupted by somebody already doing it. A pessimist might appear as a logical person. But if we behave like Duryodhana, we will suffer the same fate as him.
Believe in possibilities. Don’t get stuck in your own head. Growth only occurs when we let go of what we cling to tightly.