DJ CRAZYCHAN

The third of four buddhist nobel truths, the cessation of suffering or freedom from craving….. Before I go on I must say that this was originally going to be a rant about girls. But in the interest of not damaging someone’s feeling and psyche I have to make it clear that I’m not singling anyone out……. I can’t sleep, I’m 2 hours away from having been up for 24 hours, I spent 3 hours chasing the dog, I rode around 30 miles partying at critical mass, and I just spent 4 hours standing, playing crappy top 40 music. So my logic may be a little twisted right now….. If I were to relate this buddhist tenant to myself right now, the cessation of suffering would be the freedom from craving girls. Now let’s make something clear. I’m not a lady hater. I have just lost all faith in women. This makes me think about one of the three buddhist poisons, “delusion”. Is this revelation a delusion or a higher state of consciousness from exhaustion. Is all the decisions I’ve made in life, such as giving up everything I ever believed in to join the peace core, a delusion or a form of escapism to give my brain a sense of control? Maybe I shouldn’t join the peace core. I’m already one step closer to being a monk.

I just came back from New York and I must say it is a fucking awesome city. But that’s not why I’m here today. In NYC I was hanging with the Wong sisters and during a discussion over beer the topic of lifestyle came up. Apparently we both wish for some part of the others life….. Well… it’s more her than me. She see’s me as having a very carefree life. I’m a student, I choose my own schedule, I cycle, skydive, rock climb, I’m a DJ so I get to say I go to parties for work, I basically do whatever is fun and will enrich my life. My friend works an office and says she’s miserable. Now you have to really think about my life, I live pay check to pay check. I have no retirement plan, no ambitions for a family or a permanent home. That is definitely not the American dream. How do I live my life like this? One day I asked myself “Do you really want to live forever?” I thought to myself “NO” trying to live forever means that you limit the experiences you have in life. Another topic I asked myself is what is the so called American Dream anyway?
To me there is no absolute answer, but our culture says it’s fame, fortune and the accumulation of wealth. When I say wealth here I mean material things. Now let’s redefine that. The accumulation of wealth to me is friends, family and community. Just ask yourself this “Have you ever thought about all the cool people you’re never gonna meet? Doesn’t that make you sad? How about we build a wealth of friends and family, and live everyday like it’s the greatest day ever.”
On that note I want to mention a terrible trend in America, in America we treat animals better than people. Think about that for a second, in the richest country in the world, animals are more likely to find a home than a person. If you ever hear their stories it’s usually a series of unfortunate events. But as a society we dismiss them as second class citizens and think that they did that to themselves…. To end this I want to tell you something I notice about people. People are usually only nice to you when you’re nice to them first. Now let’s think about that, if nobody was ever nice to anybody the world would be a terrible place. So the next time you see someone down on their luck, have some compassion. You don’t have to give them charity, but recognize them as a human being and treat them with respect. Just thankfully decline or do what I do. Have a conversation with them, they just might teach you a life lesson.