Everyone follows a path. There are as many paths as there are people. We all travel a path toward a goal, often the goal is not attainable, this makes it no less appealing nor any less a worthwhile journey. Indeed in the end it becomes the path and the act of traveling which is the worthier part. In the end finding the goal would cause the traveling to end. I have crafted my own path, one of honor and respect. one of hard work and study. I have, unbeknown to myself, begun traveling the path of zazen.

Unfortunately this path of honor has prevented me from taking chances that would have not caused me to bat an eye some years ago. In the end I hope that this path causes me to clean some of the tarnish from my soul and my belief in karma means that I hope it pays off in the end, but if not, at least I made the world a little better for others. I would say it has also caused me to “regret not doing things instead of regretting doing them” but regret, like gloating, is a waste of time. (15 points to the first one to get the quotes)

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