Did you ever get to meet your hero?

[JoshB]

Was there that one person you always wanted to meet a local legend, a teacher in a field you study, a lost friend, or some you really looked up to. And if so how did it go? 

[Applegarden8]

With personal dev these people change over the years.

Only people like monks and spiritual teachers would be worthwhile to meet for me.

Regarding musical folk, I used to have idols, but musicianship is a pyramid scheme. Those who get to do it full time get really good. And the rest of the world envies them or are unaware and are like "wow, how is this possible, this is so cool", but it's a kind of a status game by chasing recognition and audience and freedom to express yourself and yet, then there is curiosity, innovation, practice, insight, musical models, theoretical or otherwise, involvement of other senses to generate music... in other words, there is the core. Almost everyone alive can touch it, play with it, gather insights about life, but there is no time, because you are competing for places to do it full time. Selling musical gear so people who can't do it full time, chronically buy it and have no time to play it all. The best get it for free anyway, and their friends too. Some people teach music, remind themselves about musical concepts, spend time in their job playing and obviously they will have the skill to create impressive works. And then there are people who have the freedom to do their own thing, built their own instruments and shift the basic variables of music and then make it. In that sense I don't want to meet anybody. Either my ego is too big, or their ego is too big or hurt in that field of life. Any idol will sell me a signature guitar, invite my to their studio to become my client or invite me to their concert where I have to listen what they perform even if I don't really usually want to hear any of that. :]

Edited 16 hours ago by Applegarden8

[Ulax]

Back in my late teens I got to meet Peterson and shake his hand. Was pretty awesome. 

[Princess Arabia]

Still waiting to meet Leo. Met him in my dreams but that's about it. Don't get any wrong ideas, now. He's not my hero, just would love to meet him and talk shit. Hehe. 

This is my scenario: I have a beautiful luxury two bedroom condo in Vegas. I invite him there for lunch and dinner and a sleep over. He comes over and brings mushrooms both for snacks and to plug. I snack on mushrooms and he goes plugging in the bathroom while I make drunch (lunch/dinner). I get high off of the mushroom chips and he comes out the bathroom after plugging and we have a crazy meditation session after which we eat, go to sleep and he goes home in the morning. Rinse and repeat. Heyyyy @Leo Guramy love😘.   Hehehehehehe,

[ExploringReality]

Nate and Nick Diaz, Terence McKenna, my Dad one last time, Sri Nissargadahta, Ramana Maharishi, Caleb Plant, Bashar, Leo, Alan Watts, Ramaji, Mirko Cro Cop, Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, Gay Hendricks, Peter Ralston, Martin Luther King Jr, Ram Dass, Thomas Kuhn, Marcus Aurelius,Plotinus and finally Heraclitis.

A long 6 month conversation with each one individually split up through the week, picking their brains and going super deep. At a park, home or at esalen institute.

Edited 16 hours ago by ExploringReality