I read about a man. KH Neoh who had an engineering degree who works for a big MNC company and start his business and fnally gave up his career to be a monk. He have already been a monk for 20 over years. His reason is his wish to serve mankind through his Buddhist teacings. This person must have a strong and focus mind and know what he wants to do in life. Every few people will give up such comfort and luxury to live a simple monk's life.
I read about the last words of Robbin Gibb when he was dying of cancer. He said that the death of his younger brother , Maurice Gibb and his suffereing could be the karmaric effect of the riches and fame he has enjoyed for a long time. When he was young , he escape death during a very serious accident when many people died.
The message here is if we sow good deeds, good things will return many folds and if we do bad deeds ,,we will suffer in many ways. Excess riches , fame and wealth have its negative rewards as it can be wasteful or misused. We have to balance our karma and lead a happy life.
Coming back to the abbot of Thean Siang Temple, he chose to devote his life the Buddha when he feel the time have come to make the decision. There is a time for everything to happen and he had accomplished many projects under the Buddhist organization over the 20 years after becoming a monk. All these projects could be his destiny which he had fulfilled.
Like a verse in the bible, many are called and a few are chosen. Everyone have a role to play and I believe the abbot must have heel a call from within. The show is on-going everytime and when the curtain falls, it is time to move on and sing the song "My Way",
Namaste.
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