Am/Not

I am:

• Studious, a lifelong learner
• Earnest
• Persistent but procrastinatory
• Patient
• Punctual
• Quiet, introspective, and introverted
• Careful (sometimes too careful)
• A householder with all that comes with it

I am not:

• A monk
• An arahant
• A bodhisattva
• A bachelor, master, or doctor of anything
• Appointed, anointed, conferred or transmitted by anyone