“I'd like to repeat the advice that I gave you before, in that I think
you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to
boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing,
or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy
circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their
situation because they are conditioned to a life of security,
conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace
of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous
spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's
living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from
our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy
than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new
and different sun.
If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you
must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a
helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be
crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its
full meaning and its incredible beauty. And so, Ron, in short, get out
of Salton City and hit the Road. I guarantee you will be very glad you
did. But I fear that you will ignore my advice. You think that I am
stubborn, but you are even more stubborn than me. You had a wonderful
chance on your drive back to see one of the greatest sights on earth,
the Grand Canyon, something every American should see at least once in
his life. But for some reason incomprehensible to me you wanted nothing
but to bolt for home as quickly as possible, right back to the same
situation which you see day after day after day. I fear you will follow
this same inclination in the future and thus fail to discover all the
wonderful things that God has placed around us to discover.
Don't
settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each
day a new horizon. You are still going to live a long time, Ron, and it
would be a shame if you did not take the opportunity to revolutionize
your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience.
You
are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human
relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and
anything we might experience. We just have to have the courage to turn
against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.
My
point is that you do not need me or anyone else around to bring this
new kind of light in your life. It is simply waiting out there for you
to grasp it, and all you have to do is reach for it. The only person you
are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new
circumstances.”
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