“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.” - Jean-Luc Godard
The references of this linguistic verbalization touches a core inner state of essence. Ultimately, how one comes to the void does not matter, what matters is the experience of the void itself and what follows. To jump into the void implies an active choice, a conscious decision to throw oneself into oblivion. This sentiment is not one I can quite understand. For me, I neither jumped nor was pushed, rather I slipped into it unknowing of its presence until enveloped by it. I would not suggest to anyone to consciously seek the void, for when you come back - if you come back - you will not return as the same person. It is not a trip for entertainment, it is not temporary like taking a psychedelic or smoking weed, whose effects eventually wear off. No, the void is a complete and total destruction of who you once were, of everything you thought you knew about yourself and the fabric of your reality. Now, who would consciously choose such a path? Obviously, some do, whether or not they understand the consequences. But I would not suggest it. It is irreversible. There is no one ‘correct’ path, but I am a believer that when something is ready for you, it finds you. To seek something you cannot fully comprehend can be seen as either adventurous or foolish, and I cannot say which is true. All I know is that the natural path of ones life moves in accordance to ones soul, and to tamper with that path through ego-driven pursuits is not advised, for the ego manifests a world of uncentered confusions and illusions. No one but you can walk (or dance) your path, no one but you can lead the way, it is you and only you who knows which way to take. Listen to none but your heart, follow the call of none but your soul, and life will open itself to you in ways no ego-manifested world could dream of. But such is my path, we are each of us free to choose how and when to move.