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into the hell from whence they came. Some emerged from darkness into the light. They used their human life as a turning point for their unskil- ful past, doing only good deeds, making only progress between heaven and the human realm from that life time onwards. Some descended from light onto darkness — like the majority of people they wasted their chance as a hu- man and simply took advantage of their strength and intellect to exploit those around themselves — the bad karma they amassed for themselves would drag them down into the netherland of bad rebirth for hundreds of thousands of lifetimes. However, those few who understood the working of the cycle of existence were born out of the light and passed away into light. At the crossroads of destiny represented by the human realm, they used the power of the good deeds they had accumulated over the course of many lifetimes to progress closer to Nirvana — never more to stray outside the two worlds, heaven and the human realm. Such was the life of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen whose life never wavered from the pursuit of perfection. Right from birth, no-one can be separated from their purpose in life. When anyone is born, sooner or later they have to ask themselves, "Why have I been born?" Some people glibly conclude that they had simply been born to raise a family and earn a comfortable living — to have as many children as possible to shoulder the family’s inheritance. Some are less than scrupulous in amassing wealth — not always earning income by hon- est means. They revolve in social circles that avoided visiting the temple. Usually by the time they set foot in