Ed Calderon

So in high school and college, they're thinking of how to live...

a life, have a career they can be proud of, and especially if they're struggling, especially if they're at a low point like you were when you came here.

Yeah, the dark side of thinking a lot about freedom is thinking too individualistically.

meaning thinking about me, how to optimize my situation, forgetting that the deepest growth you can do as an individual is by taking care of others, by helping others, by being of service, by being useful to your community locally, and then hopefully also at scale.

And that's how you grow.

And that's responsibility of helping those around you.

I mean, in general, entitlement, all of those kinds of things.

Some of that comes with just being young in general.

But yes, humility at a societal scale would benefit significantly, especially the young.

So I would say some of the service that you're speaking to comes with being humbled.

And that is one of the best things you can do as a young person.

Whilst maintaining the dream and the ambition, humble yourself to the reality of the world.

So when you were young, you were pretty sure you were going to die before you were 30.

What's your relationship with death today?

Do you think about your mortality?

Are you afraid of it?

So you always want to be challenging yourself, moving, growing, like you're traveling, so you get all these experiences and filling your life with all these experiences.

And if it ends, when it ends, you're ready for it.

For the sake of spiritual flourishing, this conversation too must come to an end.

So I think a beautiful way to end it, and I'm a huge fan of yours.