Jim Murphy

The first week, all the media was like, Jim Murphy doing this, look at this author, whatever.

And I was like, first, I was like, why do people keep talking about me?

I'm nobody.

I'm insignificant.

It's the message.

Selfless is fearless.

Then I kind of realized, oh, I guess that's the American dream to be rich and famous.

I mean, it's an illusion that it's the best life, but that's what everybody wants.

What I want people to learn is that the best life is not a life with good circumstances.

The best life is a life where you feel fully alive.

What happens in most people, especially in Western culture, they're just constantly trying to get better and better circumstances for themselves and their kids to make life easier.

That's what most people do, isn't it?

And that's the great illusion.

An easier life is not the best life.

Okay, let's look at the best possible life has one foot in joy and one foot in suffering.

First of all, this is not how I would prefer it.

I'm not a fan of suffering.

What I'm saying is that I believe that this is just how the universe works.

It's not something I'm advocating for.

I'm just explaining what I've found.