Is meditation the path to enlightenment? Perhaps. I believe that every person has it in them the answers to their life and their purpose. Inside each person, there is a voice that gives us reason. Sometimes the voice can be a God, angels, ancestors, or even yourself. What do you believe?
Connect yourself. Connect yourself to the world, other people, and every bit of life. Even inanimate objects have life, even if they do not breathe or have a heartbeat. It is because they exist alongside us and also deserve respect.
Meditation is a form of connection. It gives us time to listen and to just be. I am in belief that I only have myself and no one else can take that away from me. Yes, they can take away my meat body, but my consciousness belongs to me. This is why I fear diseases like dementia where I lose myself into a void before death.
Here I am. Here I am now. I have always been here.