Emotionally Unavailable Until Famous →
“Timothy Leary said “The universe is an intelligence test.” This line captures the attitude I had well into my 30’s (I’m 43), and I’m happy that it doesn’t anymore. Around that age, I started thinking more about mortality and failure and accepting their inevitability— which in turn made me appreciate the preciousness of life. What did I want to do with my time here on Earth? Did I want to occupy myself playing a big version of Solitaire to prove I could win, or did I want to open up and love? Another famous quote began to make sense to me: E.M. Forster’s “Only connect.”
- Paul Spinrad, BoingBoing’s current guest blogger (read the rest)
