'A well-spent day brings happy sleep'.

'Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art' -Leonardo da VinciOnce in a while, someone comes along and changes the worldsignificantly. One such person was Leonardo da Vinci.I have always been fascinated by the power of human potential ... bythe spark of imagination that can lead to great acts, deeds orinventions. And Da Vinci really does lead the way as one of the mostshining lights that ever lived.Some might say that this great man, born April 15 1452, was avisionary. Indeed, Da Vinci, recognized as a scientist, mathematician,engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist,musician and writer, has been described as the "Renaissance man" - aman whose "unquenchable curiosity" was equalled only by his powers ofinvention.Apart from being an excellent artist - one of the greatest painters -he is recognized as the most diversely talented person ever to havelived.His scientific vision resulted in him conceptualizing so manyinventions that have since come to pass – the helicopter, tank,calculator, the double hull, solar power and an outline of arudimentary theory of plate tectonics!He was, without question, a man before his time.He worked tirelessly and once said:'A well-spent day brings happy sleep'.Well, it is obvious from his great art works and his science, whichinspired future generations that he did as much as he could in the timethat he had.His quest for knowledge and for the realization of his immenseimagination was his driving force.We all have the spark of genius within us. We all have imagination.Let's then also make the most of it in the time that we have.