Jason Silva’s Origin Story | Origins: The Journey of Humankind

I think that I was a restless kid a very

I think that I was a restless kid a very creative but restless kid that wanted

creative but restless kid that wanted

creative but restless kid that wanted answers so I was afflicted by the bug of

answers so I was afflicted by the bug of

answers so I was afflicted by the bug of question and questioning everything and

question and questioning everything and

question and questioning everything and that inquiry sent me to beautiful spaces

that inquiry sent me to beautiful spaces

that inquiry sent me to beautiful spaces of mind and imagination but also sent me

of mind and imagination but also sent me

of mind and imagination but also sent me to very dark space whether it was

to very dark space whether it was

to very dark space whether it was thinking about mortality or thinking

thinking about mortality or thinking

thinking about mortality or thinking about impermanence and all these

about impermanence and all these

about impermanence and all these horrible things I felt that my way of

horrible things I felt that my way of

horrible things I felt that my way of dealing with pushing away the darkness

dealing with pushing away the darkness

dealing with pushing away the darkness was by losing myself and beautiful

was by losing myself and beautiful

was by losing myself and beautiful things so in ethical transcendent

things so in ethical transcendent

things so in ethical transcendent experiences the Rhapsody of poetry or is

experiences the Rhapsody of poetry or is

experiences the Rhapsody of poetry or is it the high you get from a beautiful

it the high you get from a beautiful

it the high you get from a beautiful film when it sucks you into its

film when it sucks you into its

film when it sucks you into its wonderland or the orgasmic ecstasy of

wonderland or the orgasmic ecstasy of

wonderland or the orgasmic ecstasy of falling in love ineffability magical

falling in love ineffability magical

falling in love ineffability magical transient spaces of mind that were

transient spaces of mind that were

transient spaces of mind that were characterized by feelings of

characterized by feelings of

characterized by feelings of selflessness and timelessness so losing

selflessness and timelessness so losing

selflessness and timelessness so losing yourself it essentially became my escape

yourself it essentially became my escape

yourself it essentially became my escape from existential dread and I felt like

from existential dread and I felt like

from existential dread and I felt like it was my responsibility to find a way

it was my responsibility to find a way

it was my responsibility to find a way of closing these numinous experiences

of closing these numinous experiences

of closing these numinous experiences that’s where the verbosity you know the

that’s where the verbosity you know the

that’s where the verbosity you know the desire to bring back these experiences

desire to bring back these experiences

desire to bring back these experiences and share them with others has come from

and share them with others has come from

and share them with others has come from so in the same way that a musician might

so in the same way that a musician might

so in the same way that a musician might find inspiration and then he composes a

find inspiration and then he composes a

find inspiration and then he composes a song to describe that experience or the

song to describe that experience or the

song to describe that experience or the way that a poet might have some inspired

way that a poet might have some inspired

way that a poet might have some inspired Rhapsody with a lover and that comes

Rhapsody with a lover and that comes

Rhapsody with a lover and that comes back and write a few words that such a

back and write a few words that such a

back and write a few words that such a billion people people say some things

billion people people say some things

billion people people say some things just can’t be put into words I disagree

just can’t be put into words I disagree

just can’t be put into words I disagree I think that’s a form of laziness I

I think that’s a form of laziness I

I think that’s a form of laziness I think that what’s magical about words is

think that what’s magical about words is

think that what’s magical about words is that they can be used to describe

that they can be used to describe

that they can be used to describe everything I really do believe that and

everything I really do believe that and

everything I really do believe that and so the more complex sublime beautiful

so the more complex sublime beautiful

so the more complex sublime beautiful and ineffable and experience the more I

and ineffable and experience the more I

and ineffable and experience the more I want to try and make a piece of content

want to try and make a piece of content

want to try and make a piece of content about what that is it’s me in a way

about what that is it’s me in a way

about what that is it’s me in a way having a creative battle against

having a creative battle against

having a creative battle against ineffability so it’s like going a

ineffability so it’s like going a

ineffability so it’s like going a universe is saying you cannot explain me

universe is saying you cannot explain me

universe is saying you cannot explain me and I’m like oh yes I can

and I’m like oh yes I can

and I’m like oh yes I can so that’s kind of my thing

so that’s kind of my thing

so that’s kind of my thing control issue for sure