This stage in the life of the buzz is truly fabulous. Itโs not even a buzz anymore. Itโs a roar. The world opens up and everythingโs yours right here, right now. Youโve probably heard the expressionโAll good things must come to an end. Well, this stage in the life of the buzz never heard anything close to that. This stage says, 'I will never end. I am indestructible. I will last fabulously forever.' And, of course, you believe it. To hell with tomorrow. To hell with all problems and barriers. Nothing matters but the Spectacular Now.
Tim TharpBeautyโs all around me right here. Itโs not in a textbook. Itโs not in an equation. I mean, take the sunlight โฆ The colors flow into your lungs, into your bloodstream. You are the colors.
Tim TharpIt's superb to be out in the early, early morning before the sun comes up. There's this sense of being super-alive. You're in on a secret that all the dull, sleeping people don't know about. Unlike them, you're alert and aware of existing right here in this precise moment between what happened and what's going to happen.
Tim TharpBesides, Iโm not looking to get saved. Iโm only going with her because itโs what you do when youโre in a relationship. You know? You slide into the third pew from the front and sit there thinking about how desperate all these people are to feel like something loves them. Theyโll believe all kinds of hocus-pocus. But your girlfriend likes it, and you like her, so you do it. Itโs called compromise. The only way youโre going to get something to last in this world is to work at it.
Tim Tharp