I believe in reincarnation. In fact I don't just believe it, I know it (for me only). But one life time is enough for me. As I age and grow more reflective, the sadness threatens to overwhelm me. The damage I have caused and the tragedy I have witnessed are constantly just below the surface of my consciousness.
I understand now the joy of quiet monastic living. It seems not so much a good life, but a less harmful one. For me the true heroes, however, are those who embrace the the world and through lives of quiet sacrifice make it a better place. In my ignorant opinion, those who hide in monasteries are like the man who buried his talent in the ground. However Jesus never talked about the fourth man who was given 1000 talents and wasted them on cheap self gratification.
That person is me.
Far better to have buried my talent in the ground.
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