A man once asked me if the stairs to go up were the same as those to go down. I answered that you should never question whether or not there are stairs to go back. You might die upstairs, but what does it matter. What does any of it matter? Upstairs is a life where the trees leave olives that will ripe even after the tree dies. It might not be helpful now but think of the people who will go up the stairs you have already climbed. They will know the way because you shaped it for them. Isn’t th...

A man once asked me if the stairs to go up were the same as those to go down. I answered that you should never question whether or not there are stairs to go back. You might die upstairs, but what does it matter. What does any of it matter? Upstairs is a life where the trees leave olives that will ripe even after the tree dies. It might not be helpful now but think of the people who will go up the stairs you have already climbed. They will know the way because you shaped it for them. Isn’t th...