Re: What Am I doing here?

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Randy,

I really liked this story. I am not sure where I fit in

with the 3 kinds of people, or if I feel I wish to, lol...I am

sometimes all of them, some parts of them, I feel like the 3rd kind

of person lots and sometimes not, hmmm....more food for thought!

Thank you, brother! Om mani padme hum, LUNA

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> This is the story of a shy, timid kid who wants to

> change the world. As a kid, he had a great appetite

> for knowledge and wanted to be jack of all trades. He

> desired a telescope so that he can look at the skies

> and the other worlds, he wanted a microscope so that

> he can study leaves & insects and understand our own

> world, and he wanted a Casio keyboard so he can

> compose sweet-little musical pieces. He expressed his

> wants but got nothing. Slowly, as he grew up, he

> became involved in tackling the cut-throat competition

> of higher schools and junior colleges. He studied in a

> program that was considered hot and in-demand

> everywhere, but mostly because everyone else was

> trying to get into that program. Further studies led

> him to places. Now he is well past his teens, but he

> is still the same hungry person who wants to

> contribute his two cents to change the world for good.

> He thinks this is the right time to make the ultimate

> decision but for some reason, cannot make up his mind

> and decide for sure. There are some factors that

> should not be hindering his decision, but they still

> do. Confused, he goes off to consult his Master. This

> is the story of what they talked:

>

> Student: Master, I want to know what am I doing here?

> Master: Blogging?

>

> Student: No...I mean to say what am I doing on this

> planet...amongst all these people...in this country?

> Whats my Purpose?

> Master: Ummm.... I am glad you asked that question.

> You must be in your 20s. You see many people in their

> 20s start asking such questions. Some ask it a little

> later or little earlier; quite a few don't ask it at

> all and proceed through their lives without even

> bothering much. I can definitely say that you have

> done a lot of introspection and serious thinking.

> Anyways, do you really want to know the answer to your

> question?

>

> Student: Yes. I really do.

> Master: Ok. The answer is - No one knows what you or

> they are doing here.

>

> Student: But...but there should be 'some' purpose !

> Master: Of course. Isn't the journey of life a means

> of finding this purpose? The sooner you find it, the

> more 'satisfying' your life would be.

>

> Student: I want to say something. I have realized that

> I truly don't know my purpose and will probably never

> know in my lifetime. So I have made it my purpose that

> for the short time-period that I am here, on this

> planet, I want to do something that serves humanity. I

> want to live a life such that when I am old and lying

> weak on my death-bed, and when I look back at the

> accomplishments in my life, I should feel " satisfied " .

> I should feel that atleast I did something beneficial

> for mankind. I don't want to die just like that. As a

> kid, when I looked at the various discoveries and

> inventions, I was worried and frequently questioned my

> brother " Please tell scientists to stop making these

> inventions, else when I grow up there will be nothing

> left for me to do " . My brother used to console me

> saying there are infinite possibilities ahead.

> Now that I have grown up, I am almost sure that I am

> not scientist-material, so to say. But that does not

> deter me from my determination to do something good.

> Something that enriches our knowledge, makes world a

> better place. It doesn't matter even if my

> contribution is unnoticeable to others; all I ask for

> is that I myself should feel satisfied with my part of

> the whole. I think this is the true definition of

> happiness and no luxury from material world can make

> me so happy.

> However, and here comes my question, I feel right now

> I am at cross-roads and next few steps would majorly

> influence my course ahead. But the road I would love

> to take, is hardly used and that does scare me. If I

> stay at the cross-roads and delay the decision, then I

> think it would become twice as difficult later on to

> change route. So I am in a fix. A big fix.

>

> Master: I understand your predicament. Now allow me to

> say something. I am no smart ass, but based on my

> perception of the world, I can tell that I see three

> different types of people:

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> The first type of people are what I call as the

> 'free-spirited' ones. They are the ones who never ask

> questions like " Who am I? " and " What am I doing

> here? " . They simply don't think about such things.

> Free-spirited people take each day of their life as it

> comes, literally. In the day-to-day world, they are

> very energetic, street-smart and keep themselves

> abreast of all the happenings. In fact, they love

> discussing other people and their lifestyles. They

> don't question the beliefs, the customs or the

> practices - they just become part of it. As such, they

> are fun-loving uncomplicated ones.

>

> The second type of people are the ones who like

> discussing 'events' rather than people. Just like the

> 'free-spirited ones', initial part of the lives of

> these people is spent doing what others do - following

> the 'herd' as they say. But later on, at some stage

> they start asking questions like " Who am I? " and " What

> am I doing on this planet? " . Even though they ask such

> questions and some even manage to find customized

> answers, most of them don't have the balls to follow

> their heart and seek out what they want. Some of them

> tend to be too scared of 'What others will think of

> them' if they venture out of the herd. Others are

> simply not confident and bold enough to step in a

> different direction, mostly worried over the scenario

> that they will be called fools if they fail on the

> chosen route. Such people will be enthusiastic,

> energetic, smart, outspoken; they would discuss events

> loudly, confidently & vigorously, and even question

> many current beliefs and practices. But deep down they

> struggle, because in real life, they are doing one

> thing while their heart says to do something else. And

> by the time they decide to follow their heart, they

> realize that its too late or too risky or both.

>

> Student: Ok.....what about the third type?

> Master: The third type of people discuss 'ideas' and

> not people or events. These people belong to a rare

> breed, unlike above two ones. They already seem to

> know the answers to questions like " Who am I? " and

> " What am I doing here? " . They go about their tasks

> without thinking about what others will say. They

> question the beliefs and don't accept everything as

> matter-of-fact. They are wonderful in analytical

> reasoning and logical decision-making. People usually

> find hard to understand them and they too find it hard

> to explain their views to people. Their life is

> essentially a struggle, as at all steps they encounter

> hurdles. As a result, they don't have a happy peaceful

> existence like the other two, but they are perhaps the

> only ones who will die a satisfying death. They would

> die a peaceful death because they achieved their

> goals; they knew their purpose and lived up to it. The

> smile on their faces while they lie on the death bed

> is mystifying for other mortal souls.

>

> Student: Well, I am not the Smarty-Pants of type 3 nor

> am I a free-spirited person. Somehow I feel I am more

> like the second type.

> Master: Aah, there are many over there. But as I said,

> I am not any enlightened soul. There can be people

> totally unlike these 3 types or there can be people a

> mixture of these.

>

> Student: Sure. Nonetheless, all that you said really

> helped, but is still not enough for me to make an

> outright decision. Because the truth is I have to

> convince myself first and no-one else can do that. I

> have a long way to go and I hope, I really do hope,

> that I live up to my customized answers. I would

> definitely try hard in that direction. Thanks Master.

> Master: Godspeed, my child.

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