Excerpt from amusing yet serious article by James Altucher, who writes about his lost and future selves:
As for tomorrow’s version…? He’s a complete stranger to me now. He’s dead to me.
(these microbes are all over your body – 10 for every one atom)
Four years ago I was scared of losing money. I was scared of losing a marriage. I was scared of losing my kids. I started a business or two and lost them. Was that me? The atoms are different. I’m actually healthier now so I have healthy atoms on me. The emotions are different (I stopped hanging out with crappy people. I realized I didn’t need to be afraid all the time. Or insecure) My thoughts are different (I have a lot more ideas every day thanks to my regimen of the daily practice, I blog every day). Spiritually I’m different. I don’t even know if I had a spiritual life then. Now, whatever spiritual even means, I know I have it. I’m still anxious about taking care of all the people around me. But to some extent I like to do that.
And so given that I know this, who will I be tomorrow, or four years from now, or 7, or 50.
Read it all: The Seven Year Itch Altucher Confidential.
