Thanks, Will, appreciate your kind response.(I hope Songster will not find it provocative as it was not meant to be.)

Where do I stand?

Well, I like the idea of learning from someone who 'knows'  and the world is full of people who can teach me a thing or two. So much teaching and learning takes place and always has taken place simply because there has been a demand for it. I think this need would not be there if man was "complete", but man is by all accounts far from being complete and needs much help and assistance to get through life. I am generalising of course and you can quite rightly point out to many who are self taught but the self taught are not the norm.  

I am not a proponent of Guruism (and neither is G.S. btw) but nevertheless I am still fascinated by the many issues that ensue from it.