Yeah.

Yeah, again, I had very little to do with it.

I've had very little agency in my life.

And, you know, in some ways it's, you know, you grow up poor and conservative Christian and And I'm guessing that informed me becoming a scientist in some way, right? I wanted to revolt against this poverty and this traditional Christianity that had been placed on me.

So I became a materialist, right? A scientist, right? And there is no God, right? It's evolution, you know? But that was just another thought dream, right? And then I went from there to, you know, this poor kid, you know, making some money, starting his own business at 28 and making money for the first time and then opening a bar, you know, and a restaurant in our little town.

And but again, that was just a part of the thought dream, right? I was just doing things as they came to me.

And it wasn't, and again, I've read this before, and there's no doubt with me, it was a case that in some ways to break free of all that trauma and everything, you really just have to hit rock bottom.

What would you say your identity? What does that look like for you right now?

It's about letting go of all the traditions and beliefs you hold dear so you can truly experience the magic of life.

There comes a moment in time in every journey when the veil lifts.

All the striving, searching, and grasping for meaning fall away, and what remains is something startling in its simplicity.

It's not an idea, not a belief, not even a grand epiphany.

It's an absence, an emptiness, perhaps.

A stillness, definitely.

And yet, in this stillness lies the most profound realization of all.

is enough to make me feel the same.