To Bee or Not to Bee: Following the right path

In the book "To Bee or Not to Bee", by John Penberthy, Buzz, (The protagonist) has trouble finding his own way through life, making his own decisions. He feels that he is the only bee who is different, the only one that believes things most don't.

During the story, Buzz is taught to think spiritually, though he cannot understand spirituality at all, or so he thinks.

Since he is so 'different' from the others, he is often talked about and is known as the 'rebel'.

Buzz is angered, angered by all bee's because he believes they are hypocrites. He turns all their words into lies that fuel to his anger, and then he loses his temper.

Buzz is tired of doing the same thing everyday. Wake up, collect pollen, go to sleep. Wake up, collect pollen, go to sleep.

He's tired of everyone believing what the leaders think, he believes they should believe what they themselves think.

"Great spiritual teachers speak not of learning more, but of letting go, of surrendering".

I think buzz feels that he is the only one who think life is imperfect. All the other bees agree with the leaders, that life is perfect just the way it is. Well, Buzz disagrees.

That all changes when Buzz comes across a wise bee. He teaches Buzz everything, from life, to beliefs.                                                                                                            

"It's perfect that we think life is imperfect".

Buzz had a hard time believing that everything was perfect.

My opinion is that Buzz doesn't need to learn from Bert in order to learn himself. I believe that you don't need someone to tell you what you should believe, you should choose what you believe yourself.

"We're all each others students and teachers".

When you think you have nothing, you don't notice you have everything.
When you think you have everything, you don't notice you have nothing.

I believe this saying relates to Buzz because he thought he had everything, while not noticing that he didn't know what he believed in or who. Also, this relates to Buzz because he thought he had nothing, when in reality, he had someone who had faith in him, a friend.

"Life is a journey from I to we".

Soon Bert died leaving Buzz devastated.

"Bee here now".

My opinion is that Bert dying was a good thing on Buzz's behalf, because his death made him rethink about everything, and choose his path to follow.

"The power of the mind lies in perceiving differences,
  The power of the heart lies in perceiving similarities".

I think this connect to us all because not everyone of us can choose what we believe in right on the spot. We have to learn, to be taught, and to teach what we think and what we believe. Just because someone you are close to believes something, doesn't mean you have to believe in what they think too.

No. That is for you to decide, and for you to think about.