Hi @cabernet, thanks for reading. I intended this piece of writing to be a summery of my experiences over around 15/16 years with a hint of self depreciating irony intertwined. I travelled across asia over the 15/16 years with no ultimate goal, just to achieve some piece of mind, and after trying to figure out existence, our place and meaning in the world and ways to achieve some peace of mind and understanding of these basic questions, I tried yoga and mediation and meaningful employment / charity work and none of it gave me answers, just more to do, and so my own personal conclusion, which is the point i was trying to make (we all have our own experiences in life which bring us to certain conclusions), is that this all just gave me more to do and think about, so since dropping that way of thinking, Ive dropped a whole lot of baggage which I think I inadvertently acquired during my quest. And fully agree, I don't think any one person can sum up a religion or explain it succinctly to another individual, but as you say its just 2 cents worth, thought I hope through the power of Steem it might be worth a few more ;-) In summery Ive realised that I personally get a lot more satisfaction and peace of mind by just doing and being, as a opposed to over thinking and not really doing much! You've got a great profile, Ill look forward to following your posts :-)