James Baldwin Said You Only Have One Life — Stop Wasting It Running

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]It just takes up so much energy just to keep yourself [music] happy.

[00:00:03]You know what I mean?

[00:00:04]>> It isn't even a question of keeping yourself happy.

[00:00:07]You know, some days you're happy, some days you some days you ain't.

[00:00:11]But, as long as we can manage to to deal with it on the simplest [music] you know, level.

[00:00:21]>> Right.

[00:00:22]>> Just to bear in mind that this person facing you is a person like you.

[00:00:30]>> [singing] >> You know, they're going to go home and do whatever they do. Just like you. They're as lonely as you are.

[00:00:35]>> [music] >> Yeah.

[00:00:37]>> But that becomes a responsibility, doesn't it?

[00:00:40]>> Well, it's called love.

[00:00:42]>> Yeah.

[00:00:43]>> You know.

[00:00:44]>> We agree.

[00:00:46]Yeah. Love is a tremendous [music] responsibility.

[00:00:48]>> It's the only one to take.