‘Yes but how do I….’

‘How will I….’

‘HOW can I….’

It’s such a revered word.

A smart word.

A hungry word.

The starting point of the unraveling.

The birthplace of solutions.

The beginning of the salvation journey.

Right?

‘Just tell me how!’

But there’s no ‘how’ when it comes to happiness and freedom.

You don’t do stuff to get there.

You don’t follow specific rules.

You don’t mimic the ones that went before you.

You don’t solve that puzzle.

There’s no intellectual or technical answer to those questions.

How is powerful for linear activity involving stuff.

Gardening.

Building shit.

Cooking shit.

Even learning shit.

But when it comes to becoming shit, or realizing shit, there’s no how.

Don’t you think the secret would have been out by now?

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