I don't see how we arrive at so much anxiety when there are so few people with genuine ambition. I say this not to discount existential anxiety and related disorders, but a lot of therapy and wellness is quite literally asserting to yourself that you can change things.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, etc - its just about convincing yourself that there's a different outlook, or different perspectives available.

What, to me, gets really interesting is the notion that smart people are generally sadder people, because they can much more often foresee the outcome or perceived lack of control in situations.

I had a discussion on the weekend with a stranger. I hope they won't be a stranger for long. I was collecting my art work from the gallery (unfortunately, it didn't sell) - and she was close to her 90s; standing upright in the sun, and she spoke about the fact that the world she grew up in wasn't the world she lived in today.

She lamented the plight of younger people, and acknowledged that perhaps people not having children were the smartest of all, for there didn't seem to be much joy left in the world to inherit.

We talked about death, art, and the future. I do hope she'll be at the gallery's opening on Fridaay night. I'd very much like to continue that conversation with her.