lan Watts answers this question perfectly in a twenty-five minute talk. My knee-jerk reaction to this question has always been to resort to Bob Dylan's line, "Don't follow leaders, watch your parking meters." As life has gone on I've discovered that in every interaction we are both teachers and learners. After all, this earth is a pre-school.
Meet Alan Watts — a talk on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyP87rIzgX0
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