Without Knowing

Ooops.

Life is rarely one stepping stone to the next in a straight line.

Although it might be nice to jump from midteens to rock star, there are many intermediate steps.

To be a doctor requires high school, college, medical school, internship...

Every one of those steps is a life in itself.

You can't jump from high school to medical school.

So, when we imagine ourselves being SUCCESSFUL in each phase of our life -- we may not know how this success will actually benefit our life or future.

In fact, pursuing photography while planning to be a doctor, could be a total diversion or lead you to be someone who shoves little cameras into people's bodies.

Buddha Zhen
Patriarch, shaolinZEN.org