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The Transcript
“A penis is not always what it seems.”
I look over, my mouth gaping open, and Hervé doesn’t notice.
My French friend, who’s driving—with his thick accent—he just keeps talking… about how our possessions possess us, how the trappings of Western society trap us, how consumerism consumes us.
And then he says,
“A penis is perspective.
A penis is a choice.”
And then it hits me.
Happiness is perspective.
Happiness is a choice.
And I’m laughing, and he keeps talking.
And I’m honestly glad that his thick accent jolted me into the present moment because, in this moment, in that moment, we were driving… it was a beautiful weekday afternoon… I’m there with my friend. It’s beautiful nature. It’s a beautiful day. Nothing really important going on.
Just talking, laughing, smiling.
And I realized: this moment… is happiness.
This moment is “A penis.”:
And Hervé is right.
A penis is not always what it seems.
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Mike Messeroff
Creator of The Return and Self-Hospitality™
Author of Dogs Get It: Advice I learned from my best friend