Don’t you admire people who can reinvent their lives, always following their heart, passionate about what they are doing? People who are not afraid to go into the unknown, try something entirely new.
Every true success is built on a leap into the unknown.
Everyone who has arrived somewhere meaningful, has been a beginner once. Stepping onto a path where the success is not guaranteed. But going anyway.
When we embody the fool, we are learning to be comfortable with discomfort, embodying the eternal explorer, learner. This is the prerequisite of creating and leading. People we admire are often great examples of fool archetype – Richard Branson, Jim Carrey, Lady Gaga. Maybe you don’t like them, but you can still admit and admire that their boldness, creativity and willingness to reinvent themselves and their work has made masterpieces of their lives.
We all start this life as great fools.
Look at kids. They are taking one leap after another. Not being afraid to fail, endlessly curious, open, testing, discovering. Following their inner pull and curiosity.
If we grow out of the fool, it does not mean we grow up. Rather it means we grow stagnant, fearful of the new, fearful of being a beginner in something, of not knowing yet. We grow fearful of growth and we stop flowing with life.
The fool keeps us alive, open and fully engaged with life as it meets us. It puts us on the path that is undiscovered and entirely ours. It leads us to live full, vibrant lives, where we feel connected with ourselves and the world every step of the way. It makes us discover and create things that only we could.
