Find Your Nexus Point
It Begins With You
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THE POINT OF ORIGIN
“Originality is the universal language of the soul. But we human midgets, with our near-sighted view of things, worship the conventionalized person whose instincts are dead, inspirations unborn, and emotions locked in a heart.”-Edward Earle Purinton, The Triumph Of The Man Who Acts
We all have it.
The moment of origin.
A fixed position in the story of your life where the branches lead you to destinations that you never thought possible.
A watershed moment.
The inciting incident.
The nexus point.
There is some time, some event, some moment in life where a decision must be made. Action must be taken. The nexus point becomes evident when we are looking back and we can trace the path of our lives. And if you have not found this yet, then it is still to come.
But the majority?
The majority have ignored this nexus point. They have dulled the call. They have ignored the inner yearning and replaced it with shopping, social media, conformity, and submission. They have accepted the status quo and their role in the world, a role that was placed upon them by others.
“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”-Charles Bukowski
Why is this the case? Why ignore the nexus point if it is so paramount to our existence?
Because the nexus point is terrifying!
It requires a leap of faith. It requires trusting yourself with your life. It requires tossing the dice and taking a chance. It requires an investment into yourself that will pay you back with meager returns until it rewards you with something priceless.
This could be moving to a new country that you are unfamiliar with for an opportunity.
This could mean going to a distant university when you have never left the safety and comfort of your hometown.
This could mean starting a company with no experience.
This could mean learning a skill that offers no guarantee of a high paying job.
This could mean taking a chance on a new relationship.
Above all, this could mean loss. The loss of safety. The loss of conformity. The loss of familiar people and places. The loss of your self. And most importantly, the loss of the fallacies that you built up within your own mind. Faced with new situations and the unfamiliar, the autonomy and personal pride that one possesses shirks in the face of new challenges. This is too much for many to bear.