Actually based on a true story. A woman on a tour bus supposedly got lost on a stopover. A search party was formed, and the woman looked for herself for 2 days.
Every 2-3 weeks, for the past 2 years, you come up, in my feed, giving me time to reflect, you have profoundly impacted my life with your videos, changing it for the better mentally and physically, thank you sir.
@@catfeatherss I find Aperture to basic, he conforms to popular views , this channel is much more genuine, and not as bloated, videos come rarely, but when they do, boy are they good
Love this story. As a music teacher I have said, "Stop trying so hard" many times. Sometimes when we try to MAKE things work we can get in the way of LETTING things work.
The takeaway, from my distorted point of view, is that people often externalize their search for meaning - they try to find a purpose, find a greater truth, etc. something to resonate with emotionally. But the meaning to be found is in a more intimate relationship with yourself. You feel “lost” because you’re not in touch with your feelings and body. In this way, you’ve lost your “authenticity”. Awareness of and steadfast love for your emotional self. Finding the meaning of life may well be an inward journey, rather than an outward journey that many people think of. For me, meaning was found in trauma therapy for some rough childhood stuff and basic Tibetan Buddhism meditations. To be in touch with my emotions and able to feel love, empathy, and compassion for others in and of itself feels incredible meaningful. But, I’m only months into this journey. It’s completely possible that i will be less confident of my path in the future 😂
From a Dàoist perspective and one that follows the Dào, I find many comparisons to compare against regarding the script of this video. Let me say all paths up the mountain lead to the same destination. The people that get this wrong are those that stay at the bottom of the mountain and tell everyone which is the best path to take. In essence, the journey of self-discovery and self cultivation will and should look different from one another. The path is always flowing and / or changing. Following Wu-wei (the general flow of your own stream that is your life) it is best to go with how your life is flowing. You will end up at the end of that same stream in good time regardless. (Basically, like all paths up the mountain lead to the same destination) At the end of the day, who you are is enough, where you're going, as long as you stay true to you, it will be the right destination. You are the stream that you are going on. You are worth everything to yourself, you, for you are worth every ounce of love you have. Kind words, The Dào ☯️
@@chrisjarmainagree I resonate with Daoist principles, the late Dr. Wayne Dyer was a really good western contemporary who as able to bring to light many of these principles to western audiences and finding enlightenment through detachment and going with the flow. This is why I’m not into the whole modern day internet grind bandwagon as much but stick to a routine discipline and wise decision making since repetition is key and knowing what your individual weaknesses, strengths and proclivities are so you can proactively manage them to live a right life.
I’d say it’s the expectation that causes you to feel you’re not getting where you want to be. If you notice yourself get 10% better at something without trying, you’re happy because you didn’t expect it. If you get 20% better at something after a lot of effort, you might not even notice it. Or if you do, it’s not enough and you thought you’d be further ahead by now. Seems pretty universally applicable but just my opinion.
You can't wake up if you don't go to sleep. Some people don't wake up. Others do and try to go back to sleep. Sometimes we awaken to a new reality of awareness and understanding and you also feel confused wondering where you had been gone for so long.
@@HelloMyNameIsCody I can agree with that. I believe the soul is our physical body having a connection to the greater consciousness outside of ourselves. When we ignore the calls of the soul we sever our connection and everything that comes with it.
I formed a habit of watching and deeply pondering on your videos everyday before I go to sleep. I never did this even with my university books. Your content is super valuable and helpful. I’m truly pursuing wonders through them.
What this means for me is: we, the separate self, are searching for wholeness. But as long as we search, we will not find it. Then, either accidentally or because you've created the right conditions, the search stops - a radical halt. And the feeling of separation dissolves. Then you realize that the diamond of life was always in your pocket. The 'separate you' who was searching was the knot preventing the real you from enjoying the inherent wholeness of being conscious.
It's basically the ego disconnected from "the soul," as Jung put it. Your entire life, after becoming conscious and ego formation, is more or less a journey towards the return to wholeness, but we get glimpses of it throughout life.
It's like the paradox of enlightenment. To get enlightened, you do everything to get enlightened and, in essence, created the desire for enlightenment itself. Paradox of this nature can knky be overcome if one removes or let go that desire for it is itself that holds you back.
This has been me most of my life. I'm nowhere near where I thought I would be by now because I've not been living true to myself, the passions of my soul, my calling. I've been living to be who and what the situations or people called for, not being true to what I wanted or saying my peace because of the weight of the possible judgment and fear. My path in life got me lost for so many years looking and waiting for someone who would never be found. After 30+ years of being lost, I have found that I am the person I've been looking for this whole time, I was just looking in the wrong place, I got myself myself lost. Everything I was looking for I already possessed and every solution I found with focused, deep introspection. Love yourself. Love your life. You are easily found if you just look within.
This literally happened in Turkey. The guy they were searching for joined the search and rescue team for a day and finally find out he’s the one they are looking for!
To discover meaning in life, I believe we must observe our feelings without suppressing them or feeling compelled to express them. However, to observe, I require a great deal of energy, which I often lose in the daily drama driven by the fear of not securing a place in society.
The war gave me stress, then I was depressed. A month ago I faced a breakdown... Last week I had another breakdown - I believed that I had worked for 15 years in a wrong way (I'm a tutor). So I tried to make a super-duper project, the best in my life, the world's ideal - and got insomnia. For what?! Nobody cared that I nearly died, nobody paid me more for my efforts - and kids still want only good marks at school. Don't torture yourself! Take it easy.
The message for me is exactly what was said in the story. He failed in his desperate attempt to find some meaning that he panicked. It was only when he felt at peace that he found what he was looking for. The message is to always try and remain calm and never panic
It's unfortunate how western society has developed to force prioritization of financial gain in order for one to survive, taking up vital time for reflection and philosophy-this is what often will bring some sense of fulfillment to someone's life.
I just said to my husband, "I wish I was a different person" Things that come easily to most are hard for me. The harder I try the worse it is. I just want some peace.
Often, we seek validation and understanding from others, craving their perception of us and wishing for them to truly comprehend who we are. However, the reality lies in the fact that our deepest essence, our true self, remains a discovery that only we can unravel. It's in the journey of self-reflection and introspection that we come to understand and embrace our authentic being. Others might see fragments or projections of us, but the entirety of our essence is a treasure that we alone hold. This insight underscores the significance of looking within ourselves to unearth our true nature rather than seeking external validation for a complete understanding of who we are."
The best lines from this: 1. "Getting lost is a terrifying feeling, but the key is to not panic. The more you panic, the more you try, the more you flail, the more you force things, the worse it gets. The people who survive are the ones who stay calm, trust their intuition, and stay the course." We've all gotten lost before, when we feel like our reality has crumbled. It's normal to think that we've hit a dead end, and it's a good idea to not keep going. Whatever you've been doing probably hasn't been working. At that point you should reassess your options. Think about why you're on this path in the first place, and whether you still care about the destination, then find a new way to get there. 2. "This whole time, you thought you were looking for someone else, and so, you were looking for nobody. We found the person, but the person was never even missing. They were a part of the search party the whole time." This thing that you want to find is already part of you. The whole thing is a paradox. The answer is not to look in search of finding it somewhere else, because that thing is already within you.
Ready for my existential crisis before work😎 all jokes aside I appreciate and enjoy your videos very much. I like how they make me think out side the box
For the first time in my life I've laughed and cried simultaneously. It was during the catharthic moment with the photo. Such a strong story and quite in the time I needed to hear it the most. Thank you
Yes, same. Very ironic for sure. I am Blind and my wife and I were married for 23 years and she had a mental health breakdown and started cheating on me with a coworker at our university that we worked at. Then she really had a mental breakdown and just started hating me for no reason When I was super loving. She just decided she grew tired of me and because she was higher than me. She caused me to lose my job. This normally wouldn’t be an issue but I’m blind and it takes a long long time for me to find a job.
So how are we supposed to understand ourselves? That's the hard part you keep trying new things and end up doing everything and now you are still back to square one
I'm sorry that this probably won't help as much as I would like, but it is different for everyone. For some people, going out and finding themselves works really well. They go try a bunch of things, find a couple that really resonate, and fall into a life flow that really speaks to them. Others let life happen to them, examining what they do and don't like that has crossed their path, and taking those parts they've liked to define who they are. But plenty of others never reach a place of self-understanding, or what they are changes, and so the journey of discovery never ends. The journey of discovery is singularly unique to each person. There's no timetable, no guarantee that you'll ever reach that destination, and if you do there is no guarantee that you will somehow feel this sense of peace/accomplishment/satisfaction that you have finally completed your journey; or that you will even like the results of your discovery.
@@UsamaThakurr I think the world find could be swapped with the words, observe and/or create.... man will travel to the end of reality to find himself, If he achieves in finding himself, he may want to run to the other end... ;)
Don’t ever stop makeing these beautiful stories I’m always so excited when you put out a new one and listened to all of your other short stories…you don’t even know how much they mean to me thankyou for another wonderful video (your voice❤)
The best way to search for your true self is to visit your childhood in imagination and talk to the little kid you once were, before he was forced by outside pressure to change the course of his life. Your life.
“This whole time, you thought you were looking for someone else, and so, you were looking for nobody.” Really puts the idea into perspective on how we’re always searching for a purpose in our lives, and run around never finding it, because that purpose should be ourselves.
The question that made me completely change my entire being, and every aspect about how I live, was the question of solipsism. Most people don't spend much time internally with it, but I was stuck on it for years. The way I see it, because solipsism IS possible, it's entirely possible that everything wrong with the world is coming from me. Subconsciously, unintentionally. But still my fault. And not to sound egotistical, but I do have my reasons for at least suspecting that reality is some weird cruel thing of that nature. Realizing that this could be the case, I started taking very real steps to change how I approached...well everything. And now here we are, humanity is pretty evenly split between ideas that were entertained and given traction for too long, and ideas that were always good ones but I very purposely ignored. Idk...I'm rambling I guess. But one way to change how you see yourself, is to convince yourself that solipsism IS the way of things. It's not, but living as if it is will force you to treat your people better.
In a way Brandon now has to reevaluate things that ground a person to a reality we may all want to escape from. In the commune time passed with little regard to a reason or a responsibility or purpose. Life comes calling in the form of someone else's emotions that then spreads to hopelessness, panic and negative probabilities. If I were Brandon I'd comment, "Well you found me, everything is fine and I believe you're all the ones that need to be found."
I have remembered that, when I visited my grandmother in the village, and my grandmother said, “Son one day some people will waste their time reading your comment”.
He was feeling lost because he didn't where he was let alone WHO he was, so he was searching for someone he couldn't recognize, he was searching for "nobody", he has to define himself before he can find himself otherwise he will not know who to look for. That is how it felt for me before I found myself. Excellent video.
@@SyoDraws Yes, you need a map to know where you are, where are you going to and how to get there, the same applies for a person. You need to know who you are, who do you want to be and how are you going to get there, what steps do you need to take in order to become the person you want to be.
What’s strange is a remote commune that accepts a hiker, but doesn’t tell officers there’s a new member that could be reported missing. There’s no way this was the first time that happened.
We are in an expedition in finding a true meaning in all, an answer in humanity's perplexity. Though when attempting to do so, we neglect our identity and the version we have mindlessly cultivated before. It's funny, when attempting to define ourselves; we forget ourselves more
3:31 Back in the day when people went out into the forest to have revelations, they often achieved their "wilderness bliss" with the help of psychedelics I believe.
Searching for something you know nothing about will only be in vain because you will never find an answer for something you don't know. Instead let your life flow, as if you're reading a book. Let the story unfolds itself before your eyes and discover its truth in the ending. Live... let your life unfolds itself. No need to search for meaning and purpose in the middle because it will all be revealed at the end. So live and let life flow in the way its supposed to be. 😊😊😊
I think it’s that you don’t improve yourself by “trying to find yourself”. You already are yourself, there’s nothing to find. Trying to find yourself just takes time away from improving the person you already are.
I can really related to this video. Oddly enough, something similar happened to me when I was younger while I was traveling, I didn’t mean to cause trouble but I was out just doing my thing in a weird young immature way searching for myself but lost track of time, it was over months without contact & my family got worried filed for missing person almost caused an international incident…..
The empty bowl problem. If we walk through life with a bowl in our hands, continuously searching for something to fill it, then our life and our aim will be preoccupied with solely that. But, if we set the bowl down, life will slowly come rushing in, filling gaps and overwhelming reason.
I sat on the bed that Chris McCandless died in. In a broken down buss in the middle of nowhere Alaska. I almost drown getting there and locked eyes with a grizzly on the way out. I'm still searching even though I know I'll never find what I'm looking for. In a way, I don't really want to find it. True story.
I saw that plot twist coming from a mile off. “Message” aside, how come once the authorities showed up none of the searchers, including Brandon, were given the name and description of the person they were looking for??? Might have saved them a whole lot of wasted time and effort… Worst missing person search ever 😬
I think the interpretation might be something along the lines of "in a search effort for an external source of meaning and purpose in life, it turns out the source was internal all along". But what if we interpret it a bit more literally, like the search is for the person we are supposed to be, because we don't like the person we are? The search for meaning is a search for the optimal behavior, optimal personality, optimal way of being, because we are unsatisfied with ourselves? But, in the search for the person we are supposed to be, we find that we are in fact the person we are supposed to be: our flaws aren't transitory, they are actually what defines us, and there's no way of running away from them, from ourselves. We're stuck with ourselves. Isn't that depressing?
There was never more than one person missing. The man went out into the woods without telling anyone, and nobody was able to contact him. So his family thought he went missing. Usually when this happens people will find their car or something and start looking in the area. But being cut off from what was going on, the guy started helping with the search efforts, not realizing he was the one they were looking for. It’s a metaphor for “trying to find yourself”. Self-improvement comes from within. You improve by understanding yourself better, not by finding something external that changes who you are.
“And now, 8 days in, he wasn’t even sure what he was doing anymore”. Story of my life
Straight out of the wound? 😂
@@N0URii….womb
@@N0URii💀💀💀💀
…right.
All the best for the journey
Actually based on a true story. A woman on a tour bus supposedly got lost on a stopover. A search party was formed, and the woman looked for herself for 2 days.
Ha!
there is also a dude who looking for himself, the case was so crazy.
where can i find the full details of this story, what is it called?
Iceland tourist, I've heard that story! 😂
There are a few similar stories. Several "missing people" don't realize another person considers them to be missing.
Every 2-3 weeks, for the past 2 years, you come up, in my feed, giving me time to reflect, you have profoundly impacted my life with your videos, changing it for the better mentally and physically, thank you sir.
Wait till you see Jordan Shanks lmao
@@N1DMwho is that?
If you like Pursuit of Wonder, you might also like Aperture too. 🙂 Sort of similar vibe.
@@catfeatherss I find Aperture to basic, he conforms to popular views , this channel is much more genuine, and not as bloated, videos come rarely, but when they do, boy are they good
@@heartsofiron4ever ok, fair enough.
Love this story. As a music teacher I have said, "Stop trying so hard" many times. Sometimes when we try to MAKE things work we can get in the way of LETTING things work.
Salute
🫡
So now I don't do anything...
Wu wei that shit
The takeaway, from my distorted point of view, is that people often externalize their search for meaning - they try to find a purpose, find a greater truth, etc. something to resonate with emotionally. But the meaning to be found is in a more intimate relationship with yourself. You feel “lost” because you’re not in touch with your feelings and body. In this way, you’ve lost your “authenticity”. Awareness of and steadfast love for your emotional self.
Finding the meaning of life may well be an inward journey, rather than an outward journey that many people think of. For me, meaning was found in trauma therapy for some rough childhood stuff and basic Tibetan Buddhism meditations. To be in touch with my emotions and able to feel love, empathy, and compassion for others in and of itself feels incredible meaningful.
But, I’m only months into this journey. It’s completely possible that i will be less confident of my path in the future 😂
True, if you believe in yourself, and believe in God, you will have a sense of purpose
beautifully said
From a Dàoist perspective and one that follows the Dào, I find many comparisons to compare against regarding the script of this video.
Let me say all paths up the mountain lead to the same destination.
The people that get this wrong are those that stay at the bottom of the mountain and tell everyone which is the best path to take.
In essence, the journey of self-discovery and self cultivation will and should look different from one another.
The path is always flowing and / or changing.
Following Wu-wei (the general flow of your own stream that is your life) it is best to go with how your life is flowing. You will end up at the end of that same stream in good time regardless. (Basically, like all paths up the mountain lead to the same destination)
At the end of the day, who you are is enough, where you're going, as long as you stay true to you, it will be the right destination.
You are the stream that you are going on. You are worth everything to yourself, you, for you are worth every ounce of love you have.
Kind words, The Dào ☯️
Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work!
@@chrisjarmainagree I resonate with Daoist principles, the late Dr. Wayne Dyer was a really good western contemporary who as able to bring to light many of these principles to western audiences and finding enlightenment through detachment and going with the flow. This is why I’m not into the whole modern day internet grind bandwagon as much but stick to a routine discipline and wise decision making since repetition is key and knowing what your individual weaknesses, strengths and proclivities are so you can proactively manage them to live a right life.
I’d say it’s the expectation that causes you to feel you’re not getting where you want to be.
If you notice yourself get 10% better at something without trying, you’re happy because you didn’t expect it.
If you get 20% better at something after a lot of effort, you might not even notice it. Or if you do, it’s not enough and you thought you’d be further ahead by now.
Seems pretty universally applicable but just my opinion.
good take!
Yes expectations and comparisons
just have the general ability to be good at anything with sufficient time and resources. ezpz
Never thought it that way!
A theatrical version of looking for your car keys when they've been in your car the whole time.
or searching for the phone while holding it as a flash light lol
Searching for your car while sitting in the car
or looking for your glasses when they were already on your face
Looking for your phone while talking on your phone
Looking for your specs while wearing them.
I think we search for purpose and meaning without realizing ourself is the gift
This! Ourself and our particular experience of the universe.
No.
Are you saying I can just be myself and that is enough? But I can’t.
I actually cried while listening to this. I’ve been lost for 56 years
The answer is Jesus Christ
I hear ya.
you instantly bring up sin when someone is looking for compassion? Really? That's why people leave the church@jasonr9678
Robert Menroe. This is loosh stop giving energy
*hug*
It's ok to be where you are.
Gives a whole new meaning to someone "trying to find themselves". Sometimes you can't find yourself until you realize you are lost.
Wherever you go, there you are
You can't wake up if you don't go to sleep.
Some people don't wake up. Others do and try to go back to sleep.
Sometimes we awaken to a new reality of awareness and understanding and you also feel confused wondering where you had been gone for so long.
Interesting.
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@@volkswagenationthank your soul
@@HelloMyNameIsCody I can agree with that. I believe the soul is our physical body having a connection to the greater consciousness outside of ourselves.
When we ignore the calls of the soul we sever our connection and everything that comes with it.
I formed a habit of watching and deeply pondering on your videos everyday before I go to sleep. I never did this even with my university books. Your content is super valuable and helpful. I’m truly pursuing wonders through them.
What this means for me is: we, the separate self, are searching for wholeness. But as long as we search, we will not find it. Then, either accidentally or because you've created the right conditions, the search stops - a radical halt. And the feeling of separation dissolves. Then you realize that the diamond of life was always in your pocket. The 'separate you' who was searching was the knot preventing the real you from enjoying the inherent wholeness of being conscious.
wow that makes sense thank you
It's basically the ego disconnected from "the soul," as Jung put it. Your entire life, after becoming conscious and ego formation, is more or less a journey towards the return to wholeness, but we get glimpses of it throughout life.
It's like the paradox of enlightenment. To get enlightened, you do everything to get enlightened and, in essence, created the desire for enlightenment itself. Paradox of this nature can knky be overcome if one removes or let go that desire for it is itself that holds you back.
You are an amazing story teller.
This has been me most of my life. I'm nowhere near where I thought I would be by now because I've not been living true to myself, the passions of my soul, my calling. I've been living to be who and what the situations or people called for, not being true to what I wanted or saying my peace because of the weight of the possible judgment and fear. My path in life got me lost for so many years looking and waiting for someone who would never be found. After 30+ years of being lost, I have found that I am the person I've been looking for this whole time, I was just looking in the wrong place, I got myself myself lost. Everything I was looking for I already possessed and every solution I found with focused, deep introspection. Love yourself. Love your life. You are easily found if you just look within.
This literally happened in Turkey. The guy they were searching for joined the search and rescue team for a day and finally find out he’s the one they are looking for!
To discover meaning in life, I believe we must observe our feelings without suppressing them or feeling compelled to express them. However, to observe, I require a great deal of energy, which I often lose in the daily drama driven by the fear of not securing a place in society.
Same hits home wow
The war gave me stress, then I was depressed. A month ago I faced a breakdown... Last week I had another breakdown - I believed that I had worked for 15 years in a wrong way (I'm a tutor). So I tried to make a super-duper project, the best in my life, the world's ideal - and got insomnia. For what?! Nobody cared that I nearly died, nobody paid me more for my efforts - and kids still want only good marks at school. Don't torture yourself! Take it easy.
Indeed
The message for me is exactly what was said in the story. He failed in his desperate attempt to find some meaning that he panicked. It was only when he felt at peace that he found what he was looking for. The message is to always try and remain calm and never panic
"The lesson is, never try." - Homer
Doh 😳
Lmao
If I had no responsibilities, I can easily see myself doing more or less this.
Agreed 😢
true
Your only responsibility is the attachments you choose
It's unfortunate how western society has developed to force prioritization of financial gain in order for one to survive, taking up vital time for reflection and philosophy-this is what often will bring some sense of fulfillment to someone's life.
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Idk, I'm fairly attached to keeping a roof over my head and ammo in my gun.
I just said to my husband, "I wish I was a different person" Things that come easily to most are hard for me. The harder I try the worse it is. I just want some peace.
I said the same thing to my husband❤
What's bothering you
Every damn video you guys got me contemplating and reevaluating everything. This is the only channel I’ve ever recommended anyone, ever. Lol
Currently in that phase of who am I truly and what is my purpose here .. great video
Often, we seek validation and understanding from others, craving their perception of us and wishing for them to truly comprehend who we are. However, the reality lies in the fact that our deepest essence, our true self, remains a discovery that only we can unravel. It's in the journey of self-reflection and introspection that we come to understand and embrace our authentic being. Others might see fragments or projections of us, but the entirety of our essence is a treasure that we alone hold. This insight underscores the significance of looking within ourselves to unearth our true nature rather than seeking external validation for a complete understanding of who we are."
The best lines from this:
1. "Getting lost is a terrifying feeling, but the key is to not panic. The more you panic, the more you try, the more you flail, the more you force things, the worse it gets. The people who survive are the ones who stay calm, trust their intuition, and stay the course."
We've all gotten lost before, when we feel like our reality has crumbled. It's normal to think that we've hit a dead end, and it's a good idea to not keep going. Whatever you've been doing probably hasn't been working. At that point you should reassess your options. Think about why you're on this path in the first place, and whether you still care about the destination, then find a new way to get there.
2. "This whole time, you thought you were looking for someone else, and so, you were looking for nobody. We found the person, but the person was never even missing. They were a part of the search party the whole time."
This thing that you want to find is already part of you. The whole thing is a paradox. The answer is not to look in search of finding it somewhere else, because that thing is already within you.
I once freaked out searching for a pen in my room for like 5 minutes just to find it in my hand
Ready for my existential crisis before work😎 all jokes aside I appreciate and enjoy your videos very much. I like how they make me think out side the box
This one is surprisingly uplifting and light
nice joke, couldn't imagine spending 8 hours a day making somebody else money
For the first time in my life I've laughed and cried simultaneously. It was during the catharthic moment with the photo. Such a strong story and quite in the time I needed to hear it the most. Thank you
Yes, same. Very ironic for sure. I am Blind and my wife and I were married for 23 years and she had a mental health breakdown and started cheating on me with a coworker at our university that we worked at. Then she really had a mental breakdown and just started hating me for no reason When I was super loving. She just decided she grew tired of me and because she was higher than me. She caused me to lose my job. This normally wouldn’t be an issue but I’m blind and it takes a long long time for me to find a job.
You have a beautiful way to touch peoples hearts with your voice.
So how are we supposed to understand ourselves? That's the hard part you keep trying new things and end up doing everything and now you are still back to square one
I think we have o get out side of ourselves
We cling to over thinking, cling to self.
AND we fear the emptiness of death.
@@oneseeker2 Thank you but still the question remains of how am I supposed to find me and myself
I'm sorry that this probably won't help as much as I would like, but it is different for everyone. For some people, going out and finding themselves works really well. They go try a bunch of things, find a couple that really resonate, and fall into a life flow that really speaks to them. Others let life happen to them, examining what they do and don't like that has crossed their path, and taking those parts they've liked to define who they are. But plenty of others never reach a place of self-understanding, or what they are changes, and so the journey of discovery never ends.
The journey of discovery is singularly unique to each person. There's no timetable, no guarantee that you'll ever reach that destination, and if you do there is no guarantee that you will somehow feel this sense of peace/accomplishment/satisfaction that you have finally completed your journey; or that you will even like the results of your discovery.
@@just_gut this is so true thank you for this ❤️
@@UsamaThakurr I think the world find could be swapped with the words, observe and/or create.... man will travel to the end of reality to find himself, If he achieves in finding himself, he may want to run to the other end... ;)
Don’t ever stop makeing these beautiful stories I’m always so excited when you put out a new one and listened to all of your other short stories…you don’t even know how much they mean to me thankyou for another wonderful video (your voice❤)
stay calm, trust your intuition, and stay the course
i owe you much.
Thank you for all the videos your putting out. Its fulfilling in a world so vague and chaotic you got no halt.
It's starting to feel like I'm searching for something that never existed
The best way to search for your true self is to visit your childhood in imagination and talk to the little kid you once were, before he was forced by outside pressure to change the course of his life. Your life.
“This whole time, you thought you were looking for someone else, and so, you were looking for nobody.”
Really puts the idea into perspective on how we’re always searching for a purpose in our lives, and run around never finding it, because that purpose should be ourselves.
The question that made me completely change my entire being, and every aspect about how I live, was the question of solipsism. Most people don't spend much time internally with it, but I was stuck on it for years. The way I see it, because solipsism IS possible, it's entirely possible that everything wrong with the world is coming from me. Subconsciously, unintentionally. But still my fault. And not to sound egotistical, but I do have my reasons for at least suspecting that reality is some weird cruel thing of that nature. Realizing that this could be the case, I started taking very real steps to change how I approached...well everything. And now here we are, humanity is pretty evenly split between ideas that were entertained and given traction for too long, and ideas that were always good ones but I very purposely ignored. Idk...I'm rambling I guess. But one way to change how you see yourself, is to convince yourself that solipsism IS the way of things. It's not, but living as if it is will force you to treat your people better.
The stories are so good that you forget that the whole story is a metaphor. Truly incredible! Keep it up with the amazing Stories
I missed this kind of content, your story telling is unmatched
Each one of us, is a complete life, we need the courage to understand, we don't need anyone 🎉 The whole world is a personal show, for us to enjoy ❤
This video gave me a thrill. I was not expecting the twist.
I actually love all videos from this channel. I think I've seen them all.
this is theee most incredible channel, I pray you live very long and continue empowering humanity. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦
I feel like this story parallels the meaning of Fight Club in ways
Jesus christ, Michael's brainstorming on Moisture Release Curves was incredibly enlightening, cheers guys!
This was great, sometimes we tend to look for things that are right in front of us
The more you try, the worse things get. But it’s doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing a bad job.
Seeking yourself is being yourself, brilliant and profound
You can’t find you looking outside yourself 💯
You stories inspires me. Thank you for sharing 😊
One who seeks will only always be a seeker.
Using your phone's flashlight to well, look for your phone!
Ooh, that’s a good one! Well said.
In a way Brandon now has to reevaluate things that ground a person to a reality we may all want to escape from. In the commune time passed with little regard to a reason or a responsibility or purpose. Life comes calling in the form of someone else's emotions that then spreads to hopelessness, panic and negative probabilities. If I were Brandon I'd comment, "Well you found me, everything is fine and I believe you're all the ones that need to be found."
Every time I think this couldn’t get any better it just blows my mind ,this channel ❤🎉
How ironic: the hiker started out trying to "find himself" and literally ended up looking for himself.
I sincerily enjoy the story formats: And so, I hope that you could possibly consider making more videos of this type. Please papi
I have remembered that, when I visited my grandmother in the village, and my grandmother said, “Son one day some people will waste their time reading your comment”.
nah not a waste, made me laugh 🤣
I don't know what I am doing anymore as well, sometimes I keep doing things but for what and why? I have no idea...
He was feeling lost because he didn't where he was let alone WHO he was, so he was searching for someone he couldn't recognize, he was searching for "nobody", he has to define himself before he can find himself otherwise he will not know who to look for.
That is how it felt for me before I found myself. Excellent video.
Ah
So, like, setting a vision for your life?
@@SyoDraws Yes, you need a map to know where you are, where are you going to and how to get there, the same applies for a person.
You need to know who you are, who do you want to be and how are you going to get there, what steps do you need to take in order to become the person you want to be.
@@vicentemorales2533 thank you for your response and elaboration ❤️
Good day to you 😊
@@SyoDraws Got you bro 🤛
What’s strange is a remote commune that accepts a hiker, but doesn’t tell officers there’s a new member that could be reported missing. There’s no way this was the first time that happened.
The point is not to create a realistic story. It's to try to express an idea through a narrative
My take is that going somewhere to find yourself is futile, it is not in the finding or the searching, it is in the being that we find ourselves.
We are in an expedition in finding a true meaning in all, an answer in humanity's perplexity. Though when attempting to do so, we neglect our identity and the version we have mindlessly cultivated before. It's funny, when attempting to define ourselves; we forget ourselves more
you are my favorite writer. and i love your stories.
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Back in the day when people went out into the forest to have revelations, they often achieved their "wilderness bliss" with the help of psychedelics I believe.
Searching for something you know nothing about will only be in vain because you will never find an answer for something you don't know. Instead let your life flow, as if you're reading a book. Let the story unfolds itself before your eyes and discover its truth in the ending. Live... let your life unfolds itself. No need to search for meaning and purpose in the middle because it will all be revealed at the end. So live and let life flow in the way its supposed to be. 😊😊😊
Damn I need a little more clarity than dog chasing its own tail. That ending is so profound I didnt fully understand it. Help anyone?
chasing something he already has but can never reach until he stops chasing it.
I think it’s that you don’t improve yourself by “trying to find yourself”. You already are yourself, there’s nothing to find. Trying to find yourself just takes time away from improving the person you already are.
I guessed it was him... catch y'all on the next one
He's not even lost. He was just searching for something that wasn't even there in the first place.
Sort of like when you're conscious of yourself walking and then all of a sudden you don't know how to walk. Ok lemme watch the video
Can someone please explain this? I have a hard time grasping the story's ending
Amazing as usual! Thank you Robert!
Thank you
Wow, I needed this
Thank you 💯
How I look for my glasses when I’ve been wearing it the whole time
I can really related to this video. Oddly enough, something similar happened to me when I was younger while I was traveling, I didn’t mean to cause trouble but I was out just doing my thing in a weird young immature way searching for myself but lost track of time, it was over months without contact & my family got worried filed for missing person almost caused an international incident…..
Contentment is an essential factor in happiness, so you need to try to be satisfied with the food, clothes and shelter you have.
You are doing gods work sir
"We found him!"
"Where was he??"
"...helping us look."
The end has the sum visual picture of what's called, "chasing one's own tail."
The empty bowl problem. If we walk through life with a bowl in our hands, continuously searching for something to fill it, then our life and our aim will be preoccupied with solely that. But, if we set the bowl down, life will slowly come rushing in, filling gaps and overwhelming reason.
So...tell people where you are when you go hiking?
Loved this one.
I sat on the bed that Chris McCandless died in. In a broken down buss in the middle of nowhere Alaska. I almost drown getting there and locked eyes with a grizzly on the way out. I'm still searching even though I know I'll never find what I'm looking for. In a way, I don't really want to find it.
True story.
Sounds like Fariduddin Attar's "Mantiq al-Tayr" or "Conference of the birds". 😉
Thank you
I can sorta relate Jaja something i would do nice video
"And now, eight days in, the bug in his program was no closer to being figured out." 😩
This is the second video I’m watching on this channel. And I swear, I feel like something tragic is going to go wrong. 😅
Wonderful video. We are all Brandon.
Don’t try to find yourself, just BE
Thats my interpretation.
Funny thing that something exactly like this happened in Iceland with a woman who's gone "missing".
Beautiful
6:50, I realized maybe they are searching for the lead character. & he doesn’t even realize he’s the one their looking for.
"It's easy to find yourself. Just be silent and don't turn to religion. Remain pure and honest." -- Osho
Why silent?
@@RiverseaYT Silence is fundamental truth
I saw that plot twist coming from a mile off. “Message” aside, how come once the authorities showed up none of the searchers, including Brandon, were given the name and description of the person they were looking for??? Might have saved them a whole lot of wasted time and effort… Worst missing person search ever 😬
Bro its not a story, its supposed to be a commentary on ourselves
weird i was just doing research on communities like that just the other day.
I think the interpretation might be something along the lines of "in a search effort for an external source of meaning and purpose in life, it turns out the source was internal all along". But what if we interpret it a bit more literally, like the search is for the person we are supposed to be, because we don't like the person we are? The search for meaning is a search for the optimal behavior, optimal personality, optimal way of being, because we are unsatisfied with ourselves? But, in the search for the person we are supposed to be, we find that we are in fact the person we are supposed to be: our flaws aren't transitory, they are actually what defines us, and there's no way of running away from them, from ourselves. We're stuck with ourselves. Isn't that depressing?
good day people;)
Was confusing....
First it was a mature man. then, was more then one person missing. Finally, it was a young man missed by his parents?
There was never more than one person missing. The man went out into the woods without telling anyone, and nobody was able to contact him. So his family thought he went missing. Usually when this happens people will find their car or something and start looking in the area. But being cut off from what was going on, the guy started helping with the search efforts, not realizing he was the one they were looking for.
It’s a metaphor for “trying to find yourself”. Self-improvement comes from within. You improve by understanding yourself better, not by finding something external that changes who you are.
The ending was somewhat expected but still hard considering the context of the story.