Turtle-5

©Jieun

"I’m not exactly catching the feeling of what you’re trying to say, Jay. Are you talking about passion, direction, purpose—the fun and excitement that comes from those things? And do you suddenly feel like you’re missing them? You realized all this on a farm in Connecticut?"

"Yes, exactly!"

"Travel more. Take some time off—travel and meet people for a while. Throw yourself into a foreign environment. Yeah, put yourself out of your comfort zone. Walk around, drink some coffee, spend some money, and have some wine.

I promise you, these things will never bring back a clear purpose or direction for your life, but somehow, you will remember what it was like to have them. You’ll remember your own color and feel alive again. People change, but they also really don’t. They get old, and lazy, and they lose their edge, but they never truly change—they just numb themselves over time. Why do you always come to me with these questions? I’m no Jesus or Buddha; my life is full of things I have to deal with, too."