Friday, January 10, 2025

An alternative

The degree to which my life is a response to my circumstances
and to what is going on for me internally
is the degree to which I don’t create my life.
The alternative is to live a life given by my word.
To open my mouth and to get the world to match what comes out.
And, I must be willing to fail at that without it being significant.

        Werner Erhard, 2015 lecture

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