It goes way back. All the way to the beginning. But that’s not what I’d like to think. I keep thinking there are new signposts all along the way. But what about Buddhism? That blames life itself for your woes. Once you’re born you’re in for it. Maybe that’s like original sin.

The important thing is to get a little perspective on the matter. To get an overview. There are deeper things than what Hollywood would like you to think make or break a life. Not that it’s really Hollywood’s fault. It’s a natural mistake. You look to the people closest to you and closest to the present moment for some sense of reality. Why would something that happened more than 30 years ago be more relevant? We forget that we were once something other than an assortment of quirks. We were all possibilities. Life oddly brainwashes you. But the real you is not brainwashed. The real you is free and easy. Malleable. Observant. Non-reactive. We just forgot.

originally published on 9/4/09