As I stood listening, I soon felt strange. Why am I the only one here? Even though I knew it was right to stay and listen, it felt strange because I was alone. Had there been a crowd around any of the musicians, more people would have stopped to join, simply because they could do it without feeling strange. But standing alone, I felt I was doing something wrong. It’s sad, but I’m no longer that crazy kid in high school, running through the hallways. Now I’m more like the others, worried more about standing out than enjoying the world.
I call this the challenge of indifference. As we grow up we’re taught self-control, how to focus ourselves, and how to tune out things that are “wrong” or “juvenile” or “wastes of time.” We become indifferent to the whims(突发奇想) of the child mind, trading it in for suits and resumes—the tools of success in the adult world.
The challenge as an adult, once you’ve found your way and settled down, is to undo indifference. We all have that voice in our heads that whispers, “This is cool” or “This is different” or even “Wait—what is this? Let’s see,” but it’s pounded into submission(被驯服) by the rational adult voice we’ve used to get the external things we want so dearly.
I know many people who are fundamentally frustrated with their lives and have been for some time. And they’re surprised they feel this way—after all, they’re successful at work. They expected that fact to be enough to make them happy forever, as that’s the mythical bargain. But we’re never told that success often demands indifference to the wonders of the real, or the magic of the ridiculous.
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