Seeker of Truths
In continuation of a previous post I made pertaining to a kids question....this blog.
The Kid (Makavelicss):
Hey Mia! Thanks for the reply. Alot more than I expected, but in a good way :P I would just like to know.. How did you become a free thinker and what benefits does it bring to you?
My Answer to his Question:
That is definitely a difficult question to answer. However, the simplest way to put it would be a few quotes by Lao Tzu....
"The imperfect becomes whole. How true that is! To become whole and Return to the Source, One must ever be in accord With nature. There is nothing in the world So weak as water, Nor anything strong enough To overcome it. The person of great wisdom Is like water which, Though benefiting all things, Never strives."
I can remember always being a nature girl. I observed the cycle of things. The system that was supposed to be natural to us by nature. I watched the birds, the ants, dogs, cats, fish etc...I realized that the the "System" that our species has adobted, that is currently in place in today's society did not match the natural order of things. It did not match the system of other creatures of life on this planet. I believe this is why there are so many unhappy people. But that philosophy explanation is for another day =D
So then I started to question things. I started to question, Why?
Why do we eat more than enough?
Why do we become so wasteful?
Why are there wars? Why are there different classes in Society?
Why are there people starving in the world when there are some that waste food on the other side of the planet?
Why is gold so important that people will die for it?
Why is there so much crime?
Why are there so many different religions?
Why are people so racist?
Why do we have to work so hard but receive so little pay for doing so?
Why do people who have serious illnesses get turned away from Hospitals if they have no insurance?
Why are homelss people homesless?
Why are medicines administered if they have so many BAD side effects?
Why with all the technology is there no cure for cancer or aids?
Why are the Winters getting shorter?
Why are children shooting up schools?
Why are parents killing their own children?
Why is there so much suffering? Why do people conform?
Why do those who do not conform are continuously under attack by the conformist?
Why?
After all these questions plus about a good thousand more...I started on my journey to answering them. I questioned everything. I found that in answering a question the result from that answer was another question. My questions were never definitely answered because I always had another journey afterwards. But oh what a journey it was.
I call this the Seeker of Truths.
So, the path to free thinking begins with a question and the journey to answering that question. By passing what has been told to you through someone else...but by your own observations with a clean and pure eye and open mind.
But then I realized that it was not the answer I sought. And that explanation is for another day too ;)
In conclusion and a few answers to a few questions out of thousands....I find all these things to be true to me....
The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
I ask questions, I question the answers & I research truths.
I believe the benefit of Free thinking is....
Being Free!
The Kid (Makavelicss):
Hey Mia! Thanks for the reply. Alot more than I expected, but in a good way :P I would just like to know.. How did you become a free thinker and what benefits does it bring to you?
My Answer to his Question:
That is definitely a difficult question to answer. However, the simplest way to put it would be a few quotes by Lao Tzu....
"The imperfect becomes whole. How true that is! To become whole and Return to the Source, One must ever be in accord With nature. There is nothing in the world So weak as water, Nor anything strong enough To overcome it. The person of great wisdom Is like water which, Though benefiting all things, Never strives."
I can remember always being a nature girl. I observed the cycle of things. The system that was supposed to be natural to us by nature. I watched the birds, the ants, dogs, cats, fish etc...I realized that the the "System" that our species has adobted, that is currently in place in today's society did not match the natural order of things. It did not match the system of other creatures of life on this planet. I believe this is why there are so many unhappy people. But that philosophy explanation is for another day =D
So then I started to question things. I started to question, Why?
Why do we eat more than enough?
Why do we become so wasteful?
Why are there wars? Why are there different classes in Society?
Why are there people starving in the world when there are some that waste food on the other side of the planet?
Why is gold so important that people will die for it?
Why is there so much crime?
Why are there so many different religions?
Why are people so racist?
Why do we have to work so hard but receive so little pay for doing so?
Why do people who have serious illnesses get turned away from Hospitals if they have no insurance?
Why are homelss people homesless?
Why are medicines administered if they have so many BAD side effects?
Why with all the technology is there no cure for cancer or aids?
Why are the Winters getting shorter?
Why are children shooting up schools?
Why are parents killing their own children?
Why is there so much suffering? Why do people conform?
Why do those who do not conform are continuously under attack by the conformist?
Why?
After all these questions plus about a good thousand more...I started on my journey to answering them. I questioned everything. I found that in answering a question the result from that answer was another question. My questions were never definitely answered because I always had another journey afterwards. But oh what a journey it was.
I call this the Seeker of Truths.
So, the path to free thinking begins with a question and the journey to answering that question. By passing what has been told to you through someone else...but by your own observations with a clean and pure eye and open mind.
But then I realized that it was not the answer I sought. And that explanation is for another day too ;)
In conclusion and a few answers to a few questions out of thousands....I find all these things to be true to me....
The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
I ask questions, I question the answers & I research truths.
I believe the benefit of Free thinking is....
Being Free!