[KAC]

One should not follow in the foot steps of those whom were great, one should seek what they seek.

The Being is hardwired to seek understanding, to know oneself, and know one's surroundings.

That you even ask questions is evidence of your desire to know. That I reply is evidence of my desire to know also, for once taugh is twice learned.

It is the job of the fool/shaman/clown/seeker/etcetra to tap the forehead of those around themselves. To assist one in finding the truth of one's self. To open the Mind's eye to the truth that is the universe, and the self.

One's Ego is the driving power, is the desire. When one's ego gets the better of one's self, one is slave to their desires and will suffer. One's dissatisfaction will grow until it is unbearable, or one will realise one's ego and will become whole, realizing the self. One will start the path of enlightenment, the blind will gradually learn to see.

One seeks Nirvana, or allows Nirvana to seek one's self, so that one can be relieved of suffering, of dissatisifaction. So that one can become one with the truth, and be the truth that they seek.

The middle ground or the Common ground is a logical fallacy, though a useful tool for changing perspective. Though one may have only a part of the truth, through understanding, through meditation, and detached perception one can arrive at the objective truth.

It is all your personal path. Know that you walk the Tao, and that the Eternal Tao is indescribable. Know that the Tao is the way, and that the way is truth. The truth shall set you free.