In one of his talks or interviews – I've never been able to trace where I first heard it – the author and podcaster Sam Harris recalls being in the middle of a long session of moaning to a friend, about all the crap he was dealing with at the time, when she interrupted him. "Hold on," she said (or words to this effect). "Are you still under the illusion that you'll one day reach a point in your life where you no longer have any problems?"
I really enjoyed this piece! I found it highly relatable as I often find myself amazed at the fact that I still delude myself into thinking I’ll reach some point where I’ll no longer have any problems. This seems to be a trick I constantly play on myself.
What is a disruption? An incongruity? A disturbance? A disordering? What is an interference? When our precious patterns get mixed up or messed with? What happens when harmony meets dissonance and inconsistency? When normality, or whatever that means, confronts absurdity? What do you call it when where we are now diverges from where we’ve always been? When it splits with all we’ve ever known? When we find ourselves at variance with what we call typical? It has many titles. It goes by many names. It's just what life is. It’s just what happens. But, regardless of what you call it, no matter the word you use, it’s an opportunity. It’s the chance to be changed.
I really enjoyed this piece! I found it highly relatable as I often find myself amazed at the fact that I still delude myself into thinking I’ll reach some point where I’ll no longer have any problems. This seems to be a trick I constantly play on myself.
Thank you for putting the experience into words
What is a disruption? An incongruity? A disturbance? A disordering? What is an interference? When our precious patterns get mixed up or messed with? What happens when harmony meets dissonance and inconsistency? When normality, or whatever that means, confronts absurdity? What do you call it when where we are now diverges from where we’ve always been? When it splits with all we’ve ever known? When we find ourselves at variance with what we call typical? It has many titles. It goes by many names. It's just what life is. It’s just what happens. But, regardless of what you call it, no matter the word you use, it’s an opportunity. It’s the chance to be changed.