Finding Fulness in Emptiness

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Once upon a time, I wanted to become an entrepreneur, and in my 20s, I did.

Unlike most entrepreneurs, I had real freedom.

The freedom to go anywhere, do anything, and most importantly, the freedom of TIME.

With my freedom, I was chasing more, better, and different, and even when I got what I wanted, it was empty.

The momentary pleasure came and went, and in the end, it was all so empty.

All that was left was more desire.

The desire again for more, for better, and for different.

In the face of this empty pit of desire, it became clear that desire itself was a big nothing.

Nothing more than a false promise.

A promise that had me looking the other way so I would not have to face my destiny, the destiny that everything that comes also goes.

And with this, I began looking at where a few men do, straight into my date with death.

On the surface, one may assume that looking into the abyss, the human condition, and the absurdity of life can lead one to nihilism, but this is not the case.

By embracing the temporary, fleeting, ephemeral moments, we find meaning.

By looking deeply into death, we can begin to fully live life.

And this wasn’t a process of gaining, learning or becoming….

It’s not even about seeing things from a different perspective or changing my beliefs.

Instead, it was about losing…

Loosing and letting go.

Dropping my desires,

Letting go of my fears,

Releasing my beliefs and

Abandoning my perspective.

It was about only focusing on my actual experience,

which is the only thing we actually know.

The more I let go, the more my world became alive and pulsating.

As it became more vibrant, it sang its song, and I was finally able to hear it.