Once I was a Buddhist. Well, so I thought. When I was in 7th grade, my social studies class delved into the alluring concept of Buddhism. I became engulfed by my intrigue towards this ideology. For my 14th birthday, my mom took me to a shop and got me a buddha, a singing bowl, and some stones with words engraved...
Names are basically engraved into our being. When I think about who I am, I immediately go to "I'm Ryan Zimmet." Honestly, who else would I be? There is not a single other person in the world that I can see myself being other than Ryan Zimmet. My personality, vernacular, and essence are all represented by the combination of letters...
Don't expect everything in your life to remain the same. Humanity is just a symbol for a greater concept: metamorphosis. Societies evolve, animals too, heck even the earth evolves. But nothing compares to the evolution that occurs within our relatively short lives. Sure, as a species we are just a niche aspect of the universe. However, our lives...