hard line

spot has just reminded me of my rebirth. granted it wasn't from a course like this... those who know me well will understand where i jumped ship.

it intrigues me that the basic tenets that this journalist speaks of go through my head constantly. the tombstone reference in particular, and the clean slate and my primary motivation in general.

of course, their commercialism is disturbing. i agree with the concept, because i'm familiar with it on my own terms - but i'm fairly sure that it's not a good idea for everyone. and besides, we need a large population of people who don't get out of their ruts in order to keep the mechanics of this world going...