Cory Richardsさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Cory RichardsInstagram)「A few people have asked me to give a thought or something to this photo. I think that it's one of those pictures that's meant to let the viewer decide what it "means" or if it means anything at all. It was a beautiful evening out in Texas. The water was low and calm, and it was very quiet. @kayotejoseph and I were talking about stories and how they shape us and debating whether or not aging was just a story and I said, "As far as I know, Buddha still got old and died. I like the poetry of a beginning and end. If there wasn't an end, the middle wouldn't mean anything. Living forever as atoms is enough." I like getting older because I know so much less. I'm less certain of anything. Maybe it is all some cosmic simulation. I don't really care because we experience it as we do and all the ideas of manifestation and trying to live forever seems a bit arrogant. Don't get me wrong. I believe in the power of manifestation and the mind. I just don't need it to be an identity. For me, it's quiet, personal work. I don't need to wear beads and tell everyone how spiritual I am. I don't need to do ayahuasca 60 times and make sure you know. The most spiritual, in touch people I've ever met were wearing overalls and had dirty hands. If they wore beads, they were hidden under a frayed flannel. I have a limited amount of time. I'm shooting for 92-94 years. Right now I'm just choosing to be grateful for what I have, accepting it, and making changes from self acceptance vs. self rejection. As far as I've experienced, lasting change doesn't come from a pill or a plant or a book which all search outside of ourselves to unlock whats already in us. By all means, go on a journey. Get a glimpse of god. Feel connected. Just don't mistake an experience for change. Just because you made fire in a dream doesnt mean you know how when you' re awake. You gotta go rub some sticks togehter. It's just information. It's just like a book. You can read a thousand books about being a better version of yourself and still be wildly unhappy and never change a damn thing. In my experience, lasting change doesn't come from what we aren't, but what we are. I guess I did have something to say.」11月30日 1時20分