More Succinct than Ordering a Salad

This is one of those pithy, overly simple thoughts that encompasses so much in so few words.

In fact, this thought basically encapsulates all human history in nine words. I can't be that succinct when ordering a salad.

It's common to react, "Well, there is just more to it than that. Life is more complicated."

And, I think that's true.

But, at the same time, a thought like this can be a powerful reminder that our starting places can be clean of residual orthodoxy and the layers of time. We can deal with life without be haunted by the complexities we assign to things...

And, instead, start with the basics:

"Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future." Author Unknown