When one considers life and living, there are times when it is difficult to look further than the fundamentals (by fundamentals I mean basic striving for survival). It may seem at times as though we are merely existing within a cycle of routines, which may include searching for food and shelter, as well as attempting to satisfy our pride.
Because we are so preoccupied with and engrossed in these fundamentals, there are times when we are unable to discover the true significance of our lives. Therefore, being able to mature to the point where one no longer worry about the fundamentals is an entirely new level of accomplishment in one's life, one that only a select few people alive today are able to achieve.
So, in the event that I have received everything that I could ever have hoped for, including a happy and healthy life as well as a wonderful relationship with our Creator... What else can I try to accomplish with the time that I have left on this earth? Should I just sit around and wait to die?
At this juncture in my life, I have many different options from which to choose. **Activism **is an important route for some people because they want to bring about change in the world, they want voices that have not been heard to be heard, and, in essence, they want to change the world. In the short term, it may appear that making even small efforts to improve systems and change long-held negative norms is worthwhile. However, in the long run, these efforts will lead to frustrations, as many people have already experienced. The fact of the matter is that on a personal level, there is very little that any of us can do the majority of the time. But let's put that aside for the time being!
Philanthropy is yet another choice that can be made, and while I think it's a good choice, it's not one that particularly appeals to me. Be aware of the fact that I preach generosity and do my best to live up to the ideal of being a very generous person (giving makes one happy); however, one need not necessarily be a philanthropist in order to be generous, just as one need not necessarily be generous in order to be a philanthropist. So, lets put philanthropy aside.
So, what takes the spot? If I have a significant amount of spare time and am not concerned about anything, I believe that acquiring knowledge will be my top priority going forward; and I'll like to educate people from that I've learnt and known.
You probably know that I, along with the vast majority of other young people, have been keeping ourselves extremely busy as of late (we have been left with no choice). We hardly have enough time for pursuits of our hobbies and interests. The never-ending mission to stay alive continues to consume the most important parts of our lives, coupled with a lot of distractions here and there.
There are a lot of topics that interests me to read about, investigate, learn more about, and conduct research on. In spite of the fact that the pursuit of knowledge is a natural desire shared by the vast majority of people, I have this innate and insatiable urge to acquire more. Therefore, if you give me more spare time, I might turn into an encyclopedia.
This is quickly demonstrated in the following example. When I first got my iPad, I downloaded a ton of books鈥擨 mean, a ridiculous amount of books鈥攏ot one, ten, or even twenty, but almost fifty books that I planned to read in their entirety. I essentially wanted to turn the device into a reading machine.
But, how many books have I been able to get through? To tell you the truth, I was unable to finish even one of them. And the best part of it all was that I was unable to delete these books, even when my storage capacity was low; my head will not give me the option to delete these books. I can't!
The quest for knowledge is still burning within me. So, provide me with a significant amount of time and space, and watch as I transform into your instructor.
Prof. Zestimony! 馃槀
