+1: #935 The Eternal Feast

Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Optimize plus one.

In our last plus one, we talked.

About a world without make that with.

Heroes and the fact that a hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero, as we learned, is true to his or her conscience.

In short, heroism means doing the right.

Thing, regardless of the consequences.

Then we challenged ourselves to choose this.

Day to to be one of them. Today we're going to talk about some.

More brilliant metaphorical wisdom from Brandon Mole's.

Wonderful storytelling Mind Quick Context.

In Beyonders, our main characters get transported to another world.

In that world, an evil emperor reigns. Few people have chosen to stand up to the emperor, and those who look like they might be significant threats are harassed, and then, if they're lucky, and get invited to a place called Hearthenham.

To enjoy the eternal feast. Basically, this is a place where you have zero issues. A place where you can enjoy all the most indulgent foods and pleasures you.

Can imagine, where you can have no worries at all and can literally live better than a king who has to.

Worry about his kingdom.

Now, when presented with an invitation to hearth and many heroes and give up their quest and cash in their ticket.

To the eternal feast where they proceed.

To waste away the rest of their lives.

Now I'll save the spoiler alert about.

What happens with our young hero. Today we'll focus on the brilliant metaphorical representation of our desires to get to a place where we have no further toil or challenges.

The eternal feast. Doesn't that sound scrumptiously inviting? We have a word for that. Exoneration.

Thanks, Phil and Barry. Check out the link to that plus one.

Now, wouldn't it be so amazing to no longer have to work so darn hard?

No more bills to pay, kids to feed, laundry to fold.

No more often overwhelming creative challenges or health issues or, well, any problems at all? Ah, wouldn't that be so nice?

Insert laughter plus more philosophical laughter. Reminder, we will never be exonerated from challenges.

And the sooner we get that fact and remember it when we forget it.

The faster we'll reduce the resistance part.

Of the suffering equals pain times resistance equation. Check out that +1 as we get back to practicing the ancient art of acquiescence and the modern art of loving what is.

And that's today's plus one.

Let's reject our invitation to the eternal feast and get back to serving the greater good heroically today.

And tomorrow and the day after that. And you get the idea.