In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

O children of the future, gather close and listen well to the words of Miguel de Cervantes, who spoke with the wisdom of ages: "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." These words, like a flame in the darkness, illuminate the path of the dreamer, the visionary, the one who dares to reach beyond what is known and possible. For the pursuit of greatness is not a road for the faint of heart, nor is it one that can be traveled by those who remain tethered to the ordinary.

In this profound statement, Cervantes speaks of the absurdity that is often the precursor to the impossible. To achieve the seemingly unattainable, one must first set aside the rational mind, the cautious heart, and embrace the wild, the foolish, the daring. For in the face of the impossible, the world will call your actions foolish, laugh at your ambition, and dismiss your dreams as mere folly. Yet, it is precisely this absurdity that drives the dreamer to push beyond the limitations of the known, and in doing so, to reach for the stars.

Consider the story of Christopher Columbus, who, in the late 15th century, set sail across the great unknown waters in search of new lands. To many, his endeavor seemed absurd—a fool’s errand, sailing into an ocean thought to be filled with monsters and certain doom. Yet, Columbus’s daring ambition led him to discover the New World, forever changing the course of history. He did not seek what was already known, but what lay beyond the veil of certainty. His journey was absurd to his contemporaries, but it was in this absurdity that he found the impossible and changed the world.

In the same spirit, Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, a work that challenged the norms of his time, defying the conventions of portraiture and leaving behind a piece that would come to define the Renaissance. His ideas, too, were often considered absurd. Da Vinci sought to study not only art but anatomy, flight, and the mysteries of nature itself. His notebooks were filled with sketches of flying machines and inventions that seemed impossible. Yet, it is in the pursuit of these absurd ideas that he unlocked the treasures of human ingenuity and left behind a legacy that continues to inspire to this day.

O children, let this truth be etched into your hearts: the impossible is only impossible to those who have not dared to see beyond the edge of the ordinary. It is the absurd that opens the door to the extraordinary. When you set your sights on the unattainable, do not be discouraged by the laughter or the doubt of others. For the world will always scoff at that which it does not understand. But it is in the willingness to attempt the absurd, to embrace the unknown, that you will find the seeds of your greatest triumphs.

The lesson is clear, O children: greatness is not found in following the safe and easy path, but in boldly stepping into the realms that others deem unthinkable. You must not be bound by the chains of logic alone, nor by the opinions of those who tell you it cannot be done. The world has always been shaped by those who dared to dream beyond the possible, who faced the ridicule of others and pressed on. From Edison’s thousand failures in his quest for the lightbulb to the Wright brothers’ flight that seemed an impossibility, it was in the absurd that they found their victories.

And so, O children of the future, I urge you: when faced with your own dreams, do not shrink from the absurd. Embrace it. Challenge the limitations of the world and attempt the impossible. For it is in these very acts of audacity that you will find the strength to create, to discover, to transform. The world is waiting for those who will dare, those who will rise above the ordinary and reach for the stars, no matter how absurd the journey may seem.