Very enjoyable read. I like how far you take the river metaphor.
Have you read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse? Very short book, I wonder if you'd like it. The main character is on a spiritual journey and dabbles in all sorts of practices and disciplines, but in the end (spoiler) he finds his peace and enlightenment in the river. He becomes a ferryman, transporting people across the river. Towards the end, he says multiple times that the river is his only true teacher.
Haven't read the book, but it definitely sounds like something I'd enjoy reading. The river (life) being the only/best teacher is definitely what I've come to learn through the years, haha!
Your vividly-described river metaphor reminded me of a recent thread from Paul Millerd. Here are some pertinent parts:
> I think if you want to find something only you can do, you must completely release attachment from any sort of outcome, impact, money, respect, etc...
> We think doing your own thing is this grand celebration of autonomy and self-determination, not to mention an inevitable arrival at achievement. But from what I've seen that only comes sometimes after someone releases to the tragic reality that our interests, curiosities, desires, and proclivities don't fit into an achievement-shaped path.
> the truth is that you can't be anything you want to be… you can only be what you truly are.
Ah thanks for sharing! I completely agree with these points. Haven't read Paul's book, but I listened to a podcast or something he was on once, lots of overlap indeed.
Very enjoyable read. I like how far you take the river metaphor.
Have you read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse? Very short book, I wonder if you'd like it. The main character is on a spiritual journey and dabbles in all sorts of practices and disciplines, but in the end (spoiler) he finds his peace and enlightenment in the river. He becomes a ferryman, transporting people across the river. Towards the end, he says multiple times that the river is his only true teacher.
Thanks for your kind words and for reading it.
Haven't read the book, but it definitely sounds like something I'd enjoy reading. The river (life) being the only/best teacher is definitely what I've come to learn through the years, haha!
Your vividly-described river metaphor reminded me of a recent thread from Paul Millerd. Here are some pertinent parts:
> I think if you want to find something only you can do, you must completely release attachment from any sort of outcome, impact, money, respect, etc...
> We think doing your own thing is this grand celebration of autonomy and self-determination, not to mention an inevitable arrival at achievement. But from what I've seen that only comes sometimes after someone releases to the tragic reality that our interests, curiosities, desires, and proclivities don't fit into an achievement-shaped path.
> the truth is that you can't be anything you want to be… you can only be what you truly are.
source: https://twitter.com/p_millerd/status/1730931452907225361
Ah thanks for sharing! I completely agree with these points. Haven't read Paul's book, but I listened to a podcast or something he was on once, lots of overlap indeed.