There is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). America
was always there, long before Columbus discovered it. Penicillin
killed bacteria long before Fleming discovered it. We could go
on to list numerous discoveries which could have benefited
mankind long before they came to our attention. It has been said
that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. We can say
the same thing about discoveries: they become evident to us when
we are ready for them. Just what constitutes this state of
readiness is still a mystery. While technological advances are
usually contingent upon earlier progress, many other discoveries
were right before our eyes, but we did not see them. This
concept is as true of ideas and concepts in our lives as it is
true of scientific discoveries. The truth is out there, but we
may fail to see it. In psychotherapy, a therapist often points
out something to a patient numerous times to no avail, until one
day, "Eureka!" - a breakthrough. The patient may then complain,
"Doctor, I have b