If the young are not initiated into the village – they will burn it down just to feel its warmth.

— African proverb

@patrickrhone I love this. Thank you for sharing.

@simonmumbles Thanks for appreciating.

@patrickrhone I think about this a lot.

@patrickrhone My wife is training to become a teacher. That amongst other things has inspired me to also consider; youth is not necessarily defined by age.

@simonwoods This intersects with something that I've been sitting/meditating with: Perception. Actually, how much of what we call "reality" is actually a matter of perception and/or how much our perception shapes/creates reality.

Age, I'd argue, is largely based on perception. Especially perception of self.

I’m 52 but am often perceived by others as about 10 years younger. That is, I believe, because I feel much younger. I don't feel my actual age. I don't perceive myself as 52. So...

Just something I'm thinking about.

@patrickrhone This one really hit me this time around.

@issimonwoods I still meditate around all of this often.

@patrickrhone @issimonwoods

Axiom 26

Reality is the agreed-upon apparency of existence.