I was talking with a shop assistant recently – her job was not secure and her mother was worried that “at nineteen you’ll lose the only job you’ve ever had”.

Why would someone cling to a job where they sit alone in an empty store? If it appears foolish it’s because we can see possibilities for her that she can’t. But from her perspective she’s safe inside her small world – the outside world offers only fear.

The key is to realize that we’re all in the same situation – no matter how large our world, it’s all we know. You’ll never know what possibilities lie outside it unless you step out and take a look.

Perhaps the Men in Black say it best: