Often, I see that people live decades of a rich and colorful life and then report back about what they’ve discovered. They try to warn people starting on a similar journey, “caution! It’s not what you think!” but they’re met with skepticism… skepticism that the individual can’t be trusted because their experience led them to a conclusion they once opposed. Obviously if they oppose what they once supported, they clearly have an “agenda.”

Ah yes, we can’t trust people with an agenda. That’s what we’re taught, eh? Growing up… don’t trust adults with candy, don’t take rides from strangers, and… never, ever trust anyone with life experience. Experience=agenda.

We hear stories about this all the time. People who live a specific lifestyle, and then discover a higher wisdom.

The point is, most people won’t heed your advice to go back to safety. And maybe they shouldn’t. Maybe it’s their journey to fall off the same cliff you fell off of because falling off that cliff IS the journey that leads to wisdom. If they heed your advice and turn back, they’ll remain a fool.

If you want wisdom, you don’t want comfort or safety. The cliff is what you want. It’s not an accident to fall off that cliff. It’s meant for falling. Most people just sniff around it like a ‘tire kicker’ and procrastinate. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a little shove. But it’s more fun to hurl yourself off and see what happens…