John Perry Barlow tells a story about picking up a hitchhiker who offered him a simple and deep life lesson.

John Perry Barlow has been a cattle rancher in Wyoming, written songs for the Grateful Dead and co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He likes open range, open doors, open season, open source, open standards, open government, open hearts and open minds. He fears only fear and wants to be a good ancestor.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx.