I should probably add that I wasn't suggesting that I am an enlightened being. I'm not. I'm a mere student who started out this life as a logical, scientifically grounded, rational atheist...that was the view of life I received from my family, and I went with it till I was in my early 20's, more or less.

If you ever meet an enlightened being and are ready to deal with it, you'll recognize the person as such. If you're not ready to deal with it, you won't, you'll just think "My, what a nice person that was!" and most likely go merrily on your way. And that's as it should be.