Pure Gold

     When we're young, we run on ghosts, hormones & momentum. Most of us remain more or less clueless throughout our adult lives, by default cruising on autopilot - letting the momentum of our lives run the show. In our 60's some of us start realizing that - hey - maybe I better start taking this life thing a bit more seriously. Maybe it's not an endless video game or dream after all.
     At this point, we may realize that there are TWO aspects of our being: the dumb-ass kid "me, myself & I", and the timeless witness who's aware of, but is nor really the kid. The kid is afraid & self-centered. The witness is wise, peaceful, still, timeless, egoless - maybe that's why, in our 60's, we're repeatedly shocked at the old guy looking back at us in the mirror!
     The kid wants to protect himself, his image, his ideas, his property, his group ... & so he produces garbage - the kid deludedly thinks that it's all about him. 
     The witness is altruistic & wants to benefit humanity & nature ... & so he produces pure gold - knowing that ultimately it's all one.