I like to think I have a pretty good grip on reality. But the truth is, everybody lives in a different world. Same physical world perhaps, but mentally very different worlds. To some people, a cigarette is a great stress reliever, to another, its a disgusting habit. In the physical world, it’s merely a cigarette, the person’s interpretation of it is what makes it valueable. That’s why I’m pretty sure nobody knows anything, because they are only filtering it through their own model of their world. But there are many advantages of not thinking you are a know-it-all. One of my all time favourite quotes comes from Royce Gracie, one of the biggest pioneers in the sport of MMA: “The belt only covers 2 inches of your ass, you have to cover the rest.” What I think (my interpretation) of what he’s saying there is that you are ultimately responsible for yourself, not any type of symbolic achievement such as a black belt or a championship belt. Once you’ve achieved those things, do you really think its going to get easier? Heck no, its going to get harder with people gunning for the belt! That’s why the road to mastery is never ending. It is the journey that counts. When you don’t think you know it all, it let’s you continue your journey, as if you are a beginner, as if you are a baby soaking it all in.
Without thinking you know, it prevents you from pre judging a situation. It lets us be curious, to be open, to be satisfied with the present moment. And that is the fun part, isn’t it? Knowing is half the battle, so I guess not knowing is the other half? Who knows. I know you think you know, or you think I know you know, but you don’t know and I don’t know. But we can try and find out, or not, because who knows if we’ll be right. I just gave myself a headache. Its like that TV show about the celebrities where they say “You think you know, but you have no idea…” or something. I don’t know. All I’m saying is you don’t have to know everything or think you do, because what you think you know might not be what you think you know. Know what I’m saying?