“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man’ - Heraclitus. When I was 23 years old, despite lacking the necessary qualifications, I skillfully convinced my way into a job as a junior stockbroker on Wall Street & moved to a studio apartment on 170th & Broadway in New York’s infamous Washington Heights.
I’ve only been to NYC once but I think this captures it perfectly 🙏🏻
I like the point about New York City and its chaos. I sometimes think that the volume and business of a place reflects its level of consciousness.
It's a generalisation, but these environments can slip a person more easily into the trance of hustle culture and progress for the sake of progress.