No, that's not my original line, but it pretty much explains how we humans are able to do something more than our normal 100% when pushed to what would be our limit.
I think we all have heard of people performing remarkable deeds of physical courage, bravery and strength when faced with grave danger to self or loved ones. What I find even more remarkable is people do it sometimes even when they're not well. My mother was one such person - when my dad fell ill and had to be hospitalised, not only was she able to ignore her own ailments, but she also exhibited such extraordinary strength (both physical and mental) that she herself did not realise she possessed. These instances only go to show how the age-old debate of mind vs. matter is actually quite irrelevant; it's always the mind that matters!
In the case of my mother, her pains returned once dad was pronounced normal by the doctors - proof yet again that human beings are capable of ignoring physical pain for as long as is necessary, and that the limits that we set on our own capacity are, for the most part, absolutely self-imposed. In other words, "whether we think we can, or whether we think we cannot, we're usually right."
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