You Must Go on a Spiritual Journey
You must go on a spiritual journey.
By the time you are 35.
If you didn’t manage the journey by 35, you can still start. Many people miss the opportunity to. You might have kids, or bury yourself in your career, or find yourself part of some social problem. But 35 is the best time to get it going.
I don’t know why, but some people don’t go on the journey. I know many such cases. You will know them too. Them’s the folks who are “followed up” by drama. The man children. The drama queens. In short, immature people. In short, the journey is growing up.
Every Time Is Different
To understand the world today, people often compare current events with those of yesteryear. Just as Rome fell, so too shall America, they might say. Technological change has brought about massive changes both to our daily lives, and to those of the past. We don’t know how new technologies will change our lives in the long term. So people look at history for clues.
Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
In this Daily, I venture into dangerous territory: commentary on geopolitics. Here follows the usual disclaimer: I am no expert in politics. I did not complete a degree in politics. But I do see and read things. And I will comment as far as I feel appropriate. You’re lucky to get the disclaimer. Let’s go.
We are in the age of the comment. We are in the age of self-awareness. The Internet has brought forth the ability for anyone to comment on any issue. For them to call out our leaders and systems. A comment section comes attached to many a news article. There, you’ll find what people “really” think of the news.
Maybe The Real Economy Was the Friends We Made Along the Way
I am not an economist. Most people I know aren’t either. But many of us fancy we know a lot about economics. And in a way we all do. The economy is just the sum of all the business people are conducting. As we all know, it’s sort of important…
There Is a "Well, Actually" for Everything
My latest thought is about well, actually. You’ll have heard this phrase before. Usually when your slightly churlish friend corrects misinformation. Well actually, daddy longlegs aren’t venemous at all - the idea about their fangs being too small is a myth. That kind of thing…