By chris-chris92 on Skatehive
Siddhartha Gautama. A wise, respected man and, above all, a very real inspiration for millions of people around the world. And no, do not worry, there is no need to be alarmed or think anything strange. I have not come to evangelize anyone… In fact, what I have learned, and what I want to share with you now, is the immense peace that can be found in a philosophy of life such as Buddhism. Being surrounded by practitioners of this doctrine, I was able to witness firsthand just how valuable and important the pursuit of wisdom is. I like how Buddhists define intelligence: it is a search. Which suggests, at first glance, that it can never truly be reached. Similar to what we know in poetry as utopia. Every time we take a step forward, utopia moves two steps back, just like the horizon. Our most vivid utopia. This beautiful fragment of literature is not mine, it belongs to Eduardo Galeano, a Uruguayan writer… But I am drifting. In Buddhist teachings, finding wisdom is equivalent to finding p