Short monologue by Brian Johnson recounting a walk through the Orlando airport where he observed nearly everyone staring at smartphones. He reflects on that observation using quotes from Mark Twain and J. Krishnamurti, deciding to turn off his phone and recommit to presence and positive personal cultivation.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. In our last plus one, I mentioned the fact that I went on a walk with Confucius at the Orlando airport. As I walked back and forth down the southwest terminal, I was inspired to cultivate positive qualities I saw expressed around me while uprooting the less than positive qualities I saw as well. And you know what I saw more than anything else? It was the one common denominator among basically 99% of the people I saw. What would you guess nearly everyone had in common? Seriously, what's your guess? The one thing nearly everyone was doing is something I was doing. As I typed this plus one on my iPhone, nearly everyone was staring at their smartphone. Now, this is when Mark Twain and Krishnamurti joined me and Confucius on our walk. Mark Twain once playfully quipped that anytime he found himself on the side of the majority, he would pause and reflect. And of course, as you know, if you've gone through our Heroic Coach program because it's the quote I repeat most often, Krishnamurti tells us that it's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. And with that, I'm going to turn my phone off and get back to my walk. It's day one. We're all in. Let's go.
