You've got to hand it to Figgs for following his interests. Not many guys his age are going to quote Ghandi or enjoy Thoreau.
Just don't get too ascetic too young Figgs. Wisdom and religion are for the old. Don't write off the passions of youth for a few more years yet.
Thank you. Your words shake me a bit because I look back at past and I was a real crazy kid and a rebel. I had dropped religious belief at 8 years old while in Catholic school. I remember pestering my parents and teachers about proving how God exists. I did crazy shit like in 4th grade when I drew St. Joseph smoking a joint and all the animals surrounding him doing various other drugs (i remember coke sniffing bunnies at his feet). My teacher didn't appreciate my art. Eventually they had enough of me and I got kicked out. I enjoyed a lot of my youth and had a few tough times but I made up for it. What I'm getting at with that is that I've always been seeking truth and I finally found it with all this learning that I've been doing recently which I express through my posts every now and then.
I hope I always have a passionate curiosity, but your post really makes me realize that all this time I'm spending learning about life and all is in turn taking away from the fun of still being young. Goddamn, I havn't gotten shitfaced in weeks...