Mimetically captured in an endless scroll stream, information flood plains look like a wasteland, skipping, scrolling, seeking, unsure of exactly what I was looking for, yet unable to look away.
There it was, I froze: “Thoughts That Thing” in that instant my memory banks spun up. Programming for loops, if-statements, hello world, driving servos, flashing lights, receiving signals, I remembered what I was looking for, that feeling we all search for, that they learned to hijack.
I’d been stuck in Tensor. Too much seeking, not enough action. Caught too many times empty handed. Limbic ambitions and dreams of electric sheep. The interstellar seed of life, thorium reactor factories, personal digital neocortex, all stars to aim at, but thrust demands a reaction.
The friction of these ambitions too grand and too distant, prevent the experience of immediate satisfaction of small, tangible successes. The solution back in focus again: narrow the scope enough to take meaningful, actionable steps right now.
Our lives are the stories we tell ourselves. Books we write with each memory. Would my story be worth reading? Would I willingly relive it? Some chapters, yes, filled with courage and overcoming; others, marked by regret and succumbing. The best moments always arose from decisive action; actions rooted in duty but resulting in profound joy. Earl Nightingale said it best:
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I woke and saw that life was duty. I acted and behold, duty was joy.”
Indeed, the greatest lessons of my life emerged from rapid action and willingness to fail. When I built CAD models, created digital courses, published websites, trained artificial intelligence models, simulated reactor cores, started a business. I took risks, invested money, competed with giants, often lost, always learned. Each failure sharpened my understanding of real work—the precise engineering required for batteries, servers, production, manufacturing, prototyping, the consequences of volatile chemicals, the urgency of iteration.
Speed, urgency, and decisive action were always the keys. The greatest innovators—those who truly "thinged" their thoughts—operate with relentless unwavering urgency. Each swift action carves their vision, refines their skill, and deepens their impact. When I pushed myself, tried something new, accepted risks, I found momentum far more effective than finance, that over emphasized fugazi.
To be truly alive, we must live present, become the journey. Guided by purpose beyond self, the Interstellar Seed, a guiding light. Purposefully seed life among the stars, converting entropy into life-gifting energy, mastering matter: thorium, uranium, iron, aluminum, carbon, silicon, and every element necessary for reproducing civilization in a fully recycled, closed loop cycle of life.
This immense vision, however, can only become real through smaller, immediate actions: building education systems tailored for my daughter, and our children, creating moments of connection, sustaining health with my family, nurturing the joy and love that hold us together through the storms on the ocean of life.
Ultimately, faith is the seed that makes it all possible, the daily choice to walk through the garden with Spirit, to live fully within each moment, to embrace duty joyfully. Every instant an intersection, a step closer to the divine.
What immediate action can you take today that would meaningfully move you closer to your highest vision and transform your thoughts into reality?
