The Dalai Lama said there are two kinds of people in the world: human beings and human doings. But more about that later.
Here's a riddle with no answer: What is the meaning of life? Yet if you Google the question you will get many responses from "experts" who have "studied" the subject and have written many books about it. So for those people, the meaning is to earn their living defining the meaning of life, and since nobody knows everyone will scarf down whatever they say and buy up those books lickety-split.
A cousin to "Is there a God?" but without the fables and myths attached, at the very least simply asking what is the meaning of life indicates a healthy amount of native intelligence. Yet I wonder where these natives are, since I meet so few of them these days. Are they at home, pondering?
Most people I meet are busy drowning out the question with the noise and hubbub of everyday activities. Running around doing things keeps those deep thoughts away, at least for the people I call "human doings." Whereas the lucky few who understand the lack of any meaning other than to just live it -- well, they just "be," which is how they got their name. (See illustration above.)
Marriage between beings and doings is sometimes difficult, especially when planning a European vacation.
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