Maya was a curious girl who never stopped asking
questions. While other children played, she sat under an old tree, staring at
the sky, wondering, Where did I come from? Why am I here? What is the meaning
of life?
One day, she wandered beyond her village and found
herself in a strange place, where great thinkers from different times and
places gathered.
Encounter with Socrates
Under a large fig tree sat an old man with kind eyes and
a peaceful smile.
“Who are you?” Maya asked.
“I am Socrates,” he replied.
“I have so many questions! Where did I come from? What is
the purpose of life?”
Socrates chuckled. “Maya, true wisdom begins with
questioning. But tell me, what do you think?”
Maya frowned. “I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you!”I
“But how do you know that I know?” Socrates asked. “What
if I am just as lost as you?”
Maya thought for a moment. “So, I should find the answers
myself?”
“Yes! True wisdom comes from questioning everything.”
Maya nodded but wanted more answers.
Encounter with Plato
Further ahead, she met another man sitting by a cave.
“I am Plato,” he introduced himself.
“Socrates told me to ask questions,” Maya said. “But how
can I find the truth?”
Plato smiled. “Imagine people in a cave, only seeing
shadows on a wall. They think the shadows are reality. But what if someone left
the cave and saw the real world?”
Maya’s eyes widened. “Are you saying that what we see
isn’t real?”
“Our senses show us only part of the truth. True
knowledge comes from reason and deeper thinking.”
Maya thanked him and continued.
Encounter with Aristotle
She found a man observing birds and trees.
“I am Aristotle,” he said.
“I met Socrates and Plato,” Maya told him. “Socrates says
to question everything, and Plato says the real world is made of ideas. What do
you think?”
Aristotle smiled. “Ideas are important, but the real
world is here, in front of us. We learn by observing, studying, and thinking
logically.”
Maya looked at the birds. “So, I should look at the world
to understand it?”
“Yes! Everything has a purpose, like how a seed grows
into a tree.”
Maya felt a little wiser but still had many questions.
Encounter with Buddha
Near a quiet river, she met a man meditating peacefully.
“What is the meaning of life?” Maya asked.
Buddha opened his eyes and smiled. “Life is full of
questions but also suffering. We suffer because we desire things. But if we
learn to let go, we can find peace.”
“Let go of what?”
“Of always wanting more. Happiness comes from within.”
Maya sat quietly, feeling peaceful. But she was not ready
to stop asking questions, so she moved on.
Encounter with Descartes
She met a man writing in a notebook.
“Can we ever be sure of anything?” Maya asked.
Descartes nodded. “I once doubted everything. But then I
realized one thing was certain—I was thinking. And if I think, I must exist.”
Maya considered this. “So, thinking proves I am real?”
“Yes. Cogito, ergo sum—I think, therefore I am.”
Maya’s Realization
After her journey, Maya sat under her favorite tree,
thinking about what she had learned.
Socrates taught her to question.
Plato taught her to seek deeper truths.
Aristotle taught her to learn from the world.
Buddha taught her to find peace within.
Descartes taught her that thinking itself proved she
existed.
Maybe the meaning of life was asking questions and
discovering answers for herself.
And so, Maya continued wondering
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