Wisdom Corresponds To The Future; It Is

Being Vulnerable Is Allowing Yourself To Trust. That's Hard For A Lot Of People To Do. They Feel A Lot More Secure If They Kind Of Put Walls Around Themselves. Then They Don't Have To Trust Anybody But Themselves. But To Allow You To Trust Not Only Yourself But Trust Others Means - Is What's Required To Be Vulnerable, And To Have That Kind Of Trust Takes Courage.

The Cool Thing Is That Jazz Is Really A Wonderful Example Of The Great Characteristics Of Buddhism And Great Characteristics Of The Human Spirit. Because In Jazz We Share, We Listen To Each Other, We Respect Each Other, We Are Creating In The Moment. At Our Best, We're Non-judgmental.

I Have To Care And I Have To Be Honest And Have The Courage To Be Vulnerable. If That Happens, Then That's The Best I Can Do. To Just Be A Puppet For The Audience Is Not Very Courageous. Just To Do Whatever They Say They Want - Because A Lot Of Times People Will Hear Something New That They Hadn't Heard Before And Get Turned On By A New Experience And Will Want To Hear More Of That.

We Need To Move Into A Culture Of Peace. What I Hope To Promote Is The Idea That We All Need Each Other And That The Greatest Happiness In Life Is Not How Much We Have But How Much We Give. That's A Wealth That's Priceless. You Can't Buy Compassion.

But, The Truth Is That Everyone Is Somebody Already.