The Search for Meaning

Last Saturday's papers has a job opening which I am really interested in. It was a position within a monastery to manage their volunteer programs. After being a volunteer for 4 years, I looked at the small column and for the first time in a long time, I told myself, "I really want this job." I have only felt this way about 2 other jobs in the past. One was the employment as an education officer (i.e a teacher), the other as an officer with the People's Association to assess the eligibility of the clients for financial aid, the latter which I blew my chances during the interview by blabbering examples of the insensitivity of the government towards the aged and the uneducated. Details are in an entry over a year ago, those with enough patience can search for it. I supposed I owe my speech patterns and negative mental associations with the government to the company I have kept for years, I will not be surprised if it causes me more jobs.

Old habits are hard to kick, old friends, harder still.

Below are some many personal reasons why I would want that job:

One, I believe they provide free vegetarian meals.
Two, it is relatively near my house.
Three, I like the job scope.
Four, I can do drawings of temple during my free time.
Five, there is a basketball court nearby.
Six, I can probably learn more about Buddhism.
Seven, I can jog to work.
Eight, I think it is an area I can really contribute.
Nine, Bishan Park is nearby.
Ten, Junction 8 is nearby.

Is this not the perfect job or what? Maybe if I pray really hard, I might get posted to Shaolin one day for exchange program or something. And who knows if I search really hard, I might be able to find, in some forsaken dusty library, a manuscript for some ancient martial arts of unparalled powers.

World domination, here I come! Well, I am not really that greedy, I really do not need super powers, I mean, who need to break down buildings with a punch or be indestructible and inpenetratable by spears and bullets? The ability to fly would be good enough for me.

I really hope I get this job.

But first, I have to type my cover letter and send out my resume....