LIFE IS HARD:
"Life is like arriving late to a movie, having to figure what was going on without bordering everybody with a lot of questions and being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends." - Prof Joseph Campbell.
Think about this, the Earth has existed for over 4.5B years, mankind has only existed for hundreds of thousands of years, we would all live less than two hundred years. For more context, if the Earth is one day long, we will live less than 1 second.
To make our one second even harder, we arrive with literally no manuals or guide & have to figure it out as we go.
LIFE IS EASY:
Rules can cage. I think one of the reasons we aren't born with manuals or guides is because we have the power to change things. A lot of things. From culture to science to religion etc.
If man doesn't like something, he can literally work his way out of it. If all the rules were set in stone, how then do we approach these critical topics? How do we approach wealth transfer or generational poverty? How can we create cure for diseases, develop vaccines & heal the sick? How do we challenge limiting cultural beliefs like killing of twins, female genital mutilation & many others?
We must embrace the chaos that occasionally comes with choice & free will. We must keep learning, engage mentors as frequently as possible & strive to keep improving our Earth.
This week, approach your goals with this mindset. You can manipulate the odds in your favour. You can win. It is possible.
Talk to you next week!