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Alien
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- Sep 3, 2025
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- 90
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Summary
"I am human, and nothing that is human is alien to me.” When we look at the wonders of the world, we often contemplate how humans could make such things with such simple tools. When we see athletes, elite athletes, competing at the highest level we are amazed at how they’re able to accomplish such amazing feats. When we see an artist's work that leaves us wondering how they could capture our imagination without ever meeting us, we are astonished. When we watch an actor, give performance and connect with us without ever, knowing us we are exhilarated, excited, and enthralled Human beings can do amazing things. Literally awesome things and I mean awesome in the sense that it fills us with awe. However, the key part of everything I just said is that everyone doing those things is human. Therefore, if you are human, you also have the ability today to do any of those things. The difference between people doing ordinary, regular things is the EXTRA effort. Whether you want to call it cliché, corny, or cringe as people say nowadays, ordinary and extraordinary only have one thing that makes them different. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iraterrycross.substack.com/subscribe