As Valleywag reports, David Hayden has had his share of hard knocks over the past few years. From being one of the high-flying dotcom gajillionaires, he’s been reduced to selling furniture to pay bills. He, personally, is thirty million dollars in debt. And what does he have to say about it all on his blog?
The only truth in life is love. Absent is all fear, arrogance, ego, analysis. Left for us is only clarity. When we invest of ourselves for any reason other than our truth, we take ourselves further from our Source, to a place where we are almost unrecognizable to our Selves, to a place where the unreal and bizarre, the insane and the depressed, become our drivers and our reality. To truth then, may it live and flourish in our hearts, and in all we do. David Hayden
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Metro
May 13, 2007
Is that Jetpak link pile a blog? I thought the links were posts, but after a few clicks I find that the only one directly referencing Hayden himself is the one with the pic of him and his kid.
I don’t feel the quote expresses much beyond the sort of emotional Occam’s Razor of “Once you have been stripped of everything else, whatever remains must be truth.”
Which is true for everyone. But there’s no telling whether what’s left might be love or hate, or something entirely different.
So the first sentence may be true for him. The fourth sentence is a platitude. If grinding poverty or addiction force you into prostitution–and I am here speculating only–that’s your truth, but does investing oneself in the effort to keep body and soul together or find more of your particular substance of choice take you closer to your source?
So I’d say I’m mildly skeptical.
On the other hand, I’ve never done the rags-riches-rags rollercoaster either.
raincoaster
May 13, 2007
Occam’s Razor must have some value or it wouldn’t be so famous. And even in grinding poverty, there is freedom of choice; I should know.
Ultimately, the value of this quote rests in its ability to inspire people. If it doesn’t inspire you, there are plenty of other quotes that probably do. What are some of them?
Metro
May 14, 2007
I’m really not sure. Inspiration for me is a very internal phenomenon. I may take inspiration from stepping out the door into sunshine.
“Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend.”
It’s a Lazarus Long quote, from Heinlein (I know, I know … he was still a damn fine writer).
I paraphrase: We all wear the white hat.
It may seem pragmatic rather than inspirational, but it also holds out the hope that everyone’s got their reasons, and if we can just figure out what those are, we could peace out the world.
raincoaster
May 14, 2007
True dat. Heinlein is responsible for a lot of crap, but there is gold in there if you sift it.
And sunlight, as the world’s foremost Seasonal Affective Disorder clinic right here in The Big Smoke could tell you, is a very powerful antidepressant.