You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?

Ideas aren't real until they're lived.

"You will do as you're told, and that's the end." 

She thought about that for a split second, answered calmly, "No.  I won't.  What will you do?"

Spiritual seekers particularly are on a quest to understand life; we want to examine our own lives and find meaning in what we do and who we are.  ...  We find meaning in the seeking itself.  Every step along the way is the Way...