What Are You?

What are you?

I was just bathing and this thought came to my mind. What are you? To make one thing clear, i read books in the toilet etc, why sit on the "throne" and do nothing but stare at the wall? So naturally if you are in a bath and if take long baths like me that are <15mins>

So this random thought that floated across started to take form and develop into an essence in the realm of the infinite planar space commonly known to me as the "Mind".

This question "What are you?" as you should have realised is not specific. What are you? Could it be referring to your country? Nationality? Religion? Studies? Its a really broad question but it really reveals what you hold yourself close to. What you will run to once your in trouble.

Just a side note to those who are reading this blog and question the point Nationality and Country. Are there any difference besides the spelling? Well my dear simpletons, I'm a Chinese (Nationality) and a Singaporean (Country). I've noted many people in Australia (Ang Mohs) that get very frustrated when I tell them I am a Chinese and a Singaporean. They just can't seem to grasp upon the truth that i'm both, cause only they can be Caucasian and Australian. Anyways, back to point...

If you were to imagine, someone randomly walking up to you on the streets and asking you "What are you?". Lets ignore the highest possible action of walking away and thinking that person is crazy but stop and think, What are you? I remember this saying that i hear relatively often, "Where your treasure is, your heart is".

Some people will say their race & culture (e.g. Chinese, Malay, Indian & Jeremian), some their country (e.g. Singaporean, Malaysian & Thailand), others their religion (E.g. Christian, Buddhist etc) and even their Family names (E.g. Lim, Hilton, Jeremian). I think you get the hang of what I'm talking about. Now as water was trickling down my body (which non of you will want to read on if i continue to write on in detail so i'll stop), I silently thought, What am I? Some people think that Family names are so ancient. That's not true actually, I'll give an example soon. Its true that many people do not answer straight away "I'm a (e.g.) Lim" which sounds so ancient China if you ask me personally. But if you at this example, Paris Hilton, yes yes, you have heard of her. Little Paris often uses her Family name, "Do u know who i am? I'm a Hilton" etc etc.

What are you? This simple question really reveals what you hold dear, often this "thing/object/name etc" you hold dear is something of authority and power. Some people say "I'm a Christian", this shows their faith and their trust in God. "I'm a Singaporean", shows that you place where u come from as a place of importance. "I'm a Chinese", shows your heritage and the culture your proud of, "I'm a Lim" shows your pride in your family name and the family you belong to. "I'm am a Jeremy" shows your an idiot so do not say your name when people ask you "What are you?".

What do you hold dear to you? What do you think u belong to? This question forces you to make a choice immediately to say the first thing that's important to you, the first place u will take shelter or claim belonging to when your in danger and as well as in peace. So my friends, its a really a simple question. "What are you?"