Man as a Wayfarer

When man is born into this world, he is not yet equipped with knowledge about the life he is still about to live. He is sent into this world unaware of the reality that is about to befall on him - just like a traveler who set sail for a destination he has never been to before. He doesn’t know whether the waves would be high, or whether the journey would be pleasant at all. He always feels uncertain for the future, but he lives by the present anyway. Through the course of his life, he encounters triumphs and adversities; and through these various experiences that he gains, he is able to learn lessons, and develop traits, virtues, and elements that form his character.

Eventually, man reaches that certain point where he feels there is a purpose in store for him. He begins to question his existence, and he starts to wonder what his function might be in the society where he belongs to. That is also the point where he embarks on that journey - to search for the meaning of his life.  He becomes a wayfarer in a quest for this ultimate desire.

Man therefore is a being who is in constant pursuit of his own identity. As he walks the face of this earth, his life is an odyssey where the end goal is to find the integral knowledge concerning the truth about himself. It is from the discovery of his identity that he finds his purpose; and it is from this purpose that he finds meaning and contentment.