Jeff Krasno

So we're taught to really distrust the part of ourselves that is nature because it's made out of clay and it'll go back to dust. And what we're really supposed to focus on is this other part of ourselves called the soul because God literally breathed it in through our nostril in the book of Genesis. And the soul is eternal and it's divine.

So it has to sublimate the part of ourselves that's nature because nature sucks. right it's it's it's mangy you know like and this i think is like a massive myth apocryphal myth about who we are because of course we are nature You know, we are the products of it, and we are... It's not something that pushes us around.

So it has to sublimate the part of ourselves that's nature because nature sucks. right it's it's it's mangy you know like and this i think is like a massive myth apocryphal myth about who we are because of course we are nature You know, we are the products of it, and we are... It's not something that pushes us around.

So it has to sublimate the part of ourselves that's nature because nature sucks. right it's it's it's mangy you know like and this i think is like a massive myth apocryphal myth about who we are because of course we are nature You know, we are the products of it, and we are... It's not something that pushes us around.

You know, we are, as you say, a participant in this grand, massive experiment of the universe. And to see yourself as nature, and to trust yourself as nature, is... It's so... It's incredibly... It's just liberating. And, you know, like nature, I've kind of thought of it this way, is a brilliant architect, but an imperfect carpenter. Because the design is fantastic, right?

You know, we are, as you say, a participant in this grand, massive experiment of the universe. And to see yourself as nature, and to trust yourself as nature, is... It's so... It's incredibly... It's just liberating. And, you know, like nature, I've kind of thought of it this way, is a brilliant architect, but an imperfect carpenter. Because the design is fantastic, right?

You know, we are, as you say, a participant in this grand, massive experiment of the universe. And to see yourself as nature, and to trust yourself as nature, is... It's so... It's incredibly... It's just liberating. And, you know, like nature, I've kind of thought of it this way, is a brilliant architect, but an imperfect carpenter. Because the design is fantastic, right?

But the execution is sometimes faulty, like nature will let you down from time to time. In human physiology, there are mutations. There are single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs, that sometimes predispose us, sometimes dispositively, to disease, like sickle cell disease or whatever, or APO4 alleles. You're 10 times more likely to get Alzheimer's and things like that.

But the execution is sometimes faulty, like nature will let you down from time to time. In human physiology, there are mutations. There are single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs, that sometimes predispose us, sometimes dispositively, to disease, like sickle cell disease or whatever, or APO4 alleles. You're 10 times more likely to get Alzheimer's and things like that.

But the execution is sometimes faulty, like nature will let you down from time to time. In human physiology, there are mutations. There are single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs, that sometimes predispose us, sometimes dispositively, to disease, like sickle cell disease or whatever, or APO4 alleles. You're 10 times more likely to get Alzheimer's and things like that.

But you can't not, not, not trust nature, right? Because evolution is a product of those mistakes. Because every once in a while, that mutation turns out to be adaptive. And then nature selects for the best of it. And we improve.

But you can't not, not, not trust nature, right? Because evolution is a product of those mistakes. Because every once in a while, that mutation turns out to be adaptive. And then nature selects for the best of it. And we improve.

But you can't not, not, not trust nature, right? Because evolution is a product of those mistakes. Because every once in a while, that mutation turns out to be adaptive. And then nature selects for the best of it. And we improve.

And so that's why, like, even in a conversation like this, where I simply do not know the next word that's going to be emitted from my mouth, I still have to trust myself because I might land on something incredible inside of the mistake. And this is really how I encourage people to live, to trust themselves. I mean... Like, I'm sure you've had this experience.

And so that's why, like, even in a conversation like this, where I simply do not know the next word that's going to be emitted from my mouth, I still have to trust myself because I might land on something incredible inside of the mistake. And this is really how I encourage people to live, to trust themselves. I mean... Like, I'm sure you've had this experience.

And so that's why, like, even in a conversation like this, where I simply do not know the next word that's going to be emitted from my mouth, I still have to trust myself because I might land on something incredible inside of the mistake. And this is really how I encourage people to live, to trust themselves. I mean... Like, I'm sure you've had this experience.

And this is actually what influenced the cover of my book. But, like, I lived in New York for a long time. But even here in Los Angeles, when you're walking, like, on a sidewalk, you're walking down in Santa Monica or downtown, and it's asphalt as far as you can see.

And this is actually what influenced the cover of my book. But, like, I lived in New York for a long time. But even here in Los Angeles, when you're walking, like, on a sidewalk, you're walking down in Santa Monica or downtown, and it's asphalt as far as you can see.

And this is actually what influenced the cover of my book. But, like, I lived in New York for a long time. But even here in Los Angeles, when you're walking, like, on a sidewalk, you're walking down in Santa Monica or downtown, and it's asphalt as far as you can see.

And then you look down in sort of a moment of pause and you see like a flower or a blade of grass like growing through the pavement of the sidewalk. And you're like, oh my God, nature. It's just, it's irrepressible, you know? And this is somewhere where we can put our faith, right?