Recently, I heard a man who was boasting of his life’s
accomplishments. I could not help think how arrogant his statements were.
For one thing, none of us can accomplish anything by
ourselves. So many others contribute directly or indirectly.
Who is this “I” who has done so much?
“I” am an impermanent inter-being. I cannot take credit for
my brain, mind and intelligence. They were “given” to me. I did not earn them. The
best I can do is to use them by learning, reflecting and re-learning.
The environment was favorable.
But, I had no control over it either. They came as they came. The only control
I had was over how I used the equipment given to me by Nature or a Divine Force
through my parents, in facing the circumstances thrown in my way.
How can I talk about “my”
accomplishments given these “facts”?
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