When we make a big decision, we’re opening a door into the unknown. It’s like a skydive freefall. Simple and complex all at the same time. All you have to do is jump – but that opens a whole new world of adventure. Sometimes it’s falling, sometimes it’s flying.
Except, this is real life, not a one-time venture, not a hobby, or a bucket-list item for later.
There’s no training for life. Not yet anyway. We, as a species, still don’t know what that would look like.
There are no rules to follow that will guarantee life. The quicker one realizes this, the quicker they make their own life their masterclass. Instead of resisting life, you accept it and learn from it.
Other people's maps can't substitute for your journey, but once you've made the journey yourself, you might glance at their map and feel that "of course" — a kind of retroactive companionship across time. Not guidance. More like... solidarity.
Be ready to die isn’t the same as want to die. But when a society remains phobic, neither living or dying is honored.
Most people don’t take an active interest in subjects like philosophy, morality, spirituality, psychology which they consider to be academic, theoretical.
The truth is though, that each person lives according to their personal philosophy, morality, spirituality, psychology, without ever naming it that. And they do so daily, practically, everywhere, with everyone. Just unconsciously.
Concepts have been interpreted, a worldview has been shaped, choices are made accordingly, character is formed, behavior follows almost automatically. As an amalgamation of all the above.
