as i was preparing to leave MAPLE, i had a conversation with my teacher that was quite significant to me.
and when i say preparing to leave, i mean i was physically leaving the premises.
i bumped into soryu in the main hall. he was entering the building and i was exiting, or maybe the other way around.
i seem to remember that i was busy gathering my things, and putting them in the car i was going to drive away in.
i was in a very particular state of mind, an emotional state, a feeling gestalt. i was, to put it bluntly, ready to get the fuck out of there. it was time for me to go.
“I look forward to seeing how you choose to serve the world,” he said, with a glint in his eyes, mischief on his face, love in his heart.
i felt petulant: “i don’t want go serve the world! i don’t want to do anything! i just want to get out of here!”
i didn’t say any of that, of course, but i felt it.
i really have gone on to serve the world. that’s what my life has become about. i started The Service Guild.
in a way, he already knew!