Question: If you could live forever, would you, and why?
Answer: I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever.
- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA Contest
In May of 1967, Dylan gave his first interview in roughly a year. He told Michael Iachetta that “What I’ve been doing mostly is seein’ only a few close friends, readin’ little ’bout the outside world, porin’ over books by people you never heard of, thinkin’ about where I’m goin’, and why am I runnin’, and am I mixed up too much, and what am I knowin’, and what am I givin’ and what am I takin’. And mainly what I’ve been doin’ is workin’ on gettin’ better and makin’ better music, which is what my life is all about.
Leap off the cliff and start building the airplane on the way down—you might be surprised with what you can pull off.
- from venturehacks
“Since coming home I don’t know where to sit or what to think…. “
-TED2008 attendee
Haha, all too true.
Some words to live by — an excerpt from Tim Ferriss’ “Four Hour Workweek”:
Wow, I can survive.
Jean-Marc had passed the point of no return, but it didn’t matter. After two weeks of adjusting to the breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Mush a la Ghana), he had no desire to escape. The most basic of foods and good friends proved to be the only real necessities, and what would seem like a disaster from the outside was the most life-affirming epiphany he’d ever experienced: The worst really wasn’t that bad. To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.
Now, 48, Jean-Marc lives in a nice home in Ontario, but could live without it. He has cash, but could fall into poverty tomorrow and it wouldn’t matter. Some of his fondest memories still include nothing but friends and gruel. He is dedicated to creating special moments for himself and his family and is utterly unconcerned with retirement. He’s already lived 20 years of partial retirement in perfect health.
Don’t save it all for the end. There is every reason not to.
This poem by Henri Nouwen was included in a christmas card that my parents received. I decided to relay it here:
It is in solitude
That we discover
That being is more important
Than having,
And that we are worth more
Than the result of our efforts.In solitude we discover
That our life is not
A possession to be defended
But a gift to be shared.In solitude we have the freedom
To stroll in our own inner yard
And rake up the leaves
And clear the paths
So we can easily find
The way to our heart.
Theres always a concern and a hopeful anticipation. There is always a decision to second guess and always a fond memory. But the only true peace is in this very moment..
–Unknown
Some people can go around the world and not see a thing. Others can walk around the block and see the whole world.
–Tom T. Hall
