Is the quest for balance and perfection a noble pursuit in today's society?

[CuriousArv]

The Buddha's quest was
To find a way to end all suffering.

and his genius allowed him to find a solution.


What would be a noble quest to embark upon in today's day and age?

I can think of dealing with complexity and finding a way to be balanced despite
imperfections and limitedness.

but I really don't know. Any ideas?

 

[raolduke]

Become a ferryman..

 

[NeoDevin]

Well, suffering hasn't ended yet, so you could start again there...

 

[Yowhatsupt]

You could copy my neighbor and go on a quest for the chocolate covered cinnamon rolls in chainmail with a sword?

 

[CraigD]

You could copy my neighbor and go on a quest for the chocolate covered cinnamon rolls in chainmail with a sword?

Why would a chocolate covered cinnamon roll wear chainmail and have a sword?

CraigD, AMInstP
www.cymek.com

 

[Yowhatsupt]

Why would a chocolate covered cinnamon roll wear chainmail and have a sword?

CraigD, AMInstP
www.cymek.com

Sorry I left out the he went

 

[tim_lou]

how about a quest to find out what you want to do a quest in?

well but in that case you are already done with the quest so you can start another quest to find out what your next quest will be in... and the cycle continues.

 

[Werg22]

To sound deep: people of noble cause do not find their cause; their cause finds them.

Basically, it's meaningless to look for a "noble cause".

 

[raolduke]

Become a ferryman and listen to the river. I try to listen but all the river does is laugh.. The path of the illustrious one is a hard one my friend.

 

[mathwonk]

now that i am beginning to get old, i also thought recently about what to devote my remaining time to, that would be for good.

It seemed to me that a big improvement would occur in life in the US if we could achieve some form of gun control. this will be a very difficult battle, even though most people favor it because it is opposed both by the moneyed gun dealers, and the rural people who love guns and do not think about, or do not care about, the effect they have in crowded cities.

i have not yet taken any concrete steps in this battle.

 

[arunma]

You could find the graviton.

...or, if that doesn't work out, you could be a physics teacher.

 

[Ki Man]

...or, if that doesn't work out, you could be a physics teacher.

i think getting high school kids to focus and enjoy physics is tougher than getting any nobel prize