ok ... life ... well i won't bring religion into this, because thats a whole other story that to me has no importance to my life and path I take.
i love hearing others views on life, its all something we have and some people value it more than others ... its such an odd thing when you think about it.
Life is defined by time, something we cannot change or get more of if we want. Life is full of highs and lows. Even when I am at my lowest low I know that eventually around the corner I will get on top of things and that I will experience another high [not drug related highs
] ... this also makes me weary when things are going a little 'to-well'. I know a low is coming along.
I might come back to the whole life thing ... arhhh religion:
God didn't give man religion - Man gave god religion. People use religion as a way to justify their actions.
An example: "I don't accept gays - because its against my religion" ... this shits me. People loose their own judgement and begin to live their lives by the morals set by others. Its alright to be like that when you're a kid and live by what your parents tell you too ... but not when you're an adult.
I dislike all forms of organised religion, because it all ends up being about money and power at the end of the day. The power of keeping people in your beliefs by putting fear into them. Fear is what religion is based on. If you make people afraid of 'not' doing what you say ... they'll beleive anything you say.
In my opinion, Jesus was an extremely good politician, who most likely did good while he was alive. But over the years the story of what he accomplished changed alot ... and suited his followers.
I have a sister, 6 yrs older than me,who was an extremely smart, out going, studying at uni, worked full-time and independant woman. She married, her husband was not religious at all. After 2 years of marriage they became involved in an organised religion, and are basically Christian. Once they joined this religion, my sister begun to tell me that Dinosaurs were never around and it was science spreading lies. My same sister who when I was in yr 7 helped me with a projact of the evolution of man.
Her life values have changed so much that now my sister is not allowed to work, is not allowed to hug me or my brother or even my dad - why?? ... becuase we are males who do not belong to her church. She is not allowed to cut her hair, she basically is nothing like the sister I loved when I was a kid.
Though this has happened to me, I don't feel that all religions are like this ..... but this just can show how religion can change a person.
Religion is also at the root of all wars. All wars that have ever been fought are not due to politics ... it is due to religious conflicts.
I am not saying people should stop believing in a god etc ... but they should all wake the fuck up and stop wasting time at churches etc ... they are just buildings. if god is everywhere - sit in your toilet and pray to him or her. Stop giving money to pay for priets to mess up kids lives ... if the Vatican City gave up their gold etc they could stop hunger worldwide basically.
Organised religion, as i said it equals - power, money and greed.
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