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I finished reading No Death, No Fear by Thich Naht Hanh the other day. There were several times when he was talking about the Bodhisattvas that I started crying. The concept of the bodhisattva has always moved me. Here you truly have someone that is without fear, their utmost concern being the alleviation of the suffering of others. Angelic in purpose, but very real and present on Earth, and anyone can become one.

There was another section of the book that talked about how the only career that is really worth pursuing is that of being awakened. I know for some that this will seem as if it is completely impractical, but this idea struck home for me. No amount of work is going to make us immortal. No job or project is going to lock everything into static happiness, resolve every unpleasant feeling that we've been striving to correct ever since they manifested in us. Before true joy is possible in anything, there must be consciousness, awakened nature, Presence and understanding of Being.

I saw my mom today. I love her so much. There is beauty present in her on so many levels. I may have been poor all of my life, and I may have had to struggle for things sometimes, but she has given me all that I will ever need, all that ever really matters.