Tim Nuel

Remember that childhood game we used to play called “Pursuer”? One person is chosen to chase and capture any member of the group. The captured then becomes the next pursuer. That game teaches one of the most important principles about life. If you chase after everyone at once, you will not catch anyone. You’ll end up exhausted and eventually give up. The only way to clear that round quickly is to single out one person and chase him down, ignoring the rest of the group. If you focus on just that one person and stay on his ass without giving up, you will definitely capture him. Yet many young adults believe they must bite their way through everything to reach the peak of success; acquiring multidisciplinary skills, trying to find a soulmate, build a family, and attain spiritual enlightenment, all at the same time. They want to be everything. Save yourself the stress and give up now. That is not physically possible. Not everything you eat becomes part of you. Eat too much, and the food will pass right through you. Cast off everything you can and focus on what is left. You’ll find everything within that. Don’t go wider. Go deeper. The less you have, the better you see.