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Formative chapters usually exist in hindsight. It might take years for you to realize how integral a moment was to you. A little beautiful ripple pulled forth through time. We’re not good at recognizing what will be formative while we’re swimming in it. The encounter at an event with friends, a first date, a book that catches your eye, a discussion, a dinner, a talk. It’s the energy of yes and why not and let’s try it out that leads to new formative experiences, because your heart and mind are open to them. When the window of opportunity opens, you’re more inclined to jump through it without too much expectation or weight. Inevitably, our model of reality experiences pressure or friction as we live, study, work, love, breathe, move, change our minds. We’re best served studying the shape of its breaking pattern. In fact, what I like most about getting to know someone deeply is slowly grasping their model of the world and how it changes with new information. In college I took a few class

Farewell - oil on canvas by Zhang He Formative chapters usually exist in hindsight. It might take years for you to realize how integral a moment was to you. A little beautiful ripple pulled forth through time. We’re not good at recognizing what will be formative while we’re swimming in it. The encounter at an event with friends, a first date, a book that catches your eye, a discussion, a dinner, a talk. It’s the energy of yes and why not and let’s try it out that leads to new formative experiences, because your heart and mind are open to them. When the window of opportunity opens, you’re…

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