What's it all about?

How is the world put together?

For what it is worth, I believe our values are derived directly from our view of the the world. Our belief structure depends directly on how we see the way the cogs of the universe churning together. Never talk about religion or politics is a credo for those faint of heart, that are unwilling to open their inner most beliefs to others. I personal think someone's deepest beliefs are the most interesting topic to discuss. I greatly value those conversations, whether through some drug or alcohol induced state, or whether coming from being with trusted friends in a congenial setting.

Regardless --- for the moment let's pretend that several of us are sitting together at twilight in front of warm stone hearth after a wonderful day of outdoor activity. In my case, this would have been skiing deep fresh powder on a bright winter's day... you can fill in your own activity for the day. We are sipping warm beverages and just finished a wonderful evening meal. The stage is set. The conversation bobs and weaves through any number of topics. We are enjoying and very engaged in what everyone is saying. Finally the questions comes up; "So, how do you believe the universe is put together?"

So here's how I might answer:

First of all, I would like to make it clear that these are my beliefs and one of my first and foremost beliefs is that none of us should impose our beliefs on other people. This is a bit of a oxymoron, in that I do want you to consider that each of us is entitled to our own set of beliefs regardless of how good or bad we might judge them to be. So I do want to impose this belief into the conversation before we really get started.

I belief, we as individuals, are more then the sum of our parts. That is to say, there is more to us then what meets the eye. At death, I believe something will transcend the physical body. For lax of better words, we will move to another state of consciousness. Most people label this thing soul. I'm not concerned really what label we use. I just belief there is something more. Something eternal or longer lasting then the actual physical body. So this brings us to; "OK, so where does the soul go after death?"

That's all I am going to write for the moment...

What's it worth?

Well, it's a broad question that I'll try to wrap my mind around. It might take some thinking out loud, so I apologize in advance.

Right now, I'm just trying to make it through college with marketable knowledge and experience to find a job and make it in the real world. In short, I need to find a career. And there's not much that I wouldn't sacrifice to achieve that. At the same time, though, I'm in a very fortunate position where I don't have too many externalities to worry about seeing as I still depend on my parents for rent, tuition and the occasional room and board during breaks.

Overall, I don't have to much to sacrifice other than free time or maybe a chance to have some fun on a weekend. I'm a firm believer in "all work and no play makes for a dull boy," so even with my free time I'm reluctant to give all of that up. Unless it is poorly managed free time. For example, I'd would rather wake up early to work before class than sleep in most of the time because that means I make room for my personal life at a more desirable time of day - one where I can enjoy it with others as well.

Well, there's the round about fashion I foreshadowed, but I think that made sense.

Question 1

There are any number of questions to consider:

What was or is your best year?
What were or would you like to be doing at 25?
What is your most recent funny story? (Maren - Super Mario Banana)

But at the moment my question is:

What is it worth to you?

In terms of business or your personal life. What at the moment are you trying to find most and how much are you willing to pay to try to get there?

For example: I need to find a way to generate more income... Most people I know have this same issue. There a plethora of "get rich" schemes and scams out there. The large majority of these are generally very "cheesy" enterprises. I want something that is green, sustainable and respectable. Something that my highly skeptical wife would think is cool and would be willing to back emotionally. If you know my wife, this would appear to leave very few available options open, but I am the eternal optimist and think there are thousands of possibilities that meet this need.

Current business: Given that I am in the commercial real estate business, the easiest means would be to find existing customers that want to purchase or lease space. But my heart really isn't into paying very much time and effort into this avenue.

Heart of the matter: So what am I willing to spent time doing? The primary item is that I do not like wasting time. I want to be productive and interactive with people. I like to solve problems in a very effective and efficient manner. What is the solution?

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