Do not just believe.

Whenever this rings in my mind, I concur so true, so true.


Do not believe what you have heard;
Do not believe in traditions just because they have been 
handed down for many generations;
Do not believe in anything just because it is 
rumored and spoken by many;

Do not believe merely because a written statement
of some old sage is produced;
Do not believe in conjectures;
Do not believe in that as truth to which
you have become attached by habit;
Do not believe merely the authority
of your teachers and elders;

After observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason
and is conducive to the good and gain of one and all,
then accept it and live up to it.

Kālāma Sutta
Aṇguttara Nikaya 3, 65

Who am i

Who am i? - I am just one of those bill paying machines. Just like the billions on this planet. Just a slightly different bill paying machine. Different in color, size, etc on a physical level nevertheless the same old bill paying machine.

That bill paying machine which never takes a chance being afraid of the outcome.

That bill paying machine which has a plan for things.

That bill paying machine which only does certain things and only in a certain manner.

That bill paying machine which is lifeless, nerveless, essence-less.

That bill paying machine which does not rebel out of fear.

That bill paying machine which just idles as the time passes.

That bill paying machine which does not dare to think about different possibilities.

That bill paying machine which does not tread the uncharted territories.

That bill paying machine which follows the herd.

That bill paying machine which is worried about some many things.

That bill paying machine which just repents.

That bill paying machine which is as if dead already.

Finally that bill paying machine which just pays the bills and nothing else.