The original purpose of meditation is to become a monk? That's a bizarre hot take; how did you come to that conclusion? Monks become monks first and then they

The original purpose of meditation is to become a monk? That's a bizarre hot take; how did you come to that conclusion? Monks become monks first and then they perfect their meditations. Monks become monks because the community recognizes someone who can be formed and taught, not because a man has perfected his meditative chops and now the monks all want him. Meditation, for as long as I can trace back, is for everyone: who speaks in Psalms 63, a monk? Only King David? Every faithful and observant Jew ponders the works and laws of the LORD while he lies in bed, so thus do Christians. The Church often encourages devotions for the laity which facilitate meditation. The Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration are 100% meditative, contemplative activities; no monks are required. In fact the Rosary is a "poor man's Breviary" where meditation upon a few fixed concepts replace active recitation of many, many words and disparate prayers. The next time you see someone praying a Rosary with their family, are you going to tell them to stop, because they're not a monk? That's the height of weird - it's every Catholic father's duty to lead their family in a daily Rosary, and everybody meditates.