For years I've seen religious fanatics trying hard to prove their religion superior to others. From people trying to prove that their religious text books are infallible to errors, trying to argue that every verse is scientific, using half-baked evidences as their proofs - to people who defend cruel and discriminatory cultural practices such as labeling a section of people as lower caste and treating them like inferiors, defending massive animal slaughter to "satisfy god" and such. I haven't spoken out enough against it, even when all of it has infuriated me to the core. To accept something found in your culture or religious books blindly, to accept any established norms without questioning, is stupid and insane. Let me tell you that each religion and culture contains both good and bad aspects in varying degrees. All we should be doing is to defend the good and denounce the bad. This good and bad has to come from your own independent thoughts and questioning, rather than from established rules or norms.
God may or may not exist, but he didn't create any religion. Man did. And if God really exists, he would be feeling sorry for all of you who fight over religion. Who or what created us, has gifted us with a treasure called intellect- the power to think independently and unbiased. The power to differentiate the right from the wrong. Years of being brainwashed, and being taught the wrong things is what made us what we are today. So, when you defend the verses in any religious books or cultural practices, remember that they were written and created by man and handed down generations, often unquestioned. Do not ever persecute any human being because he or she doesn't conform to any of the established religious, social or cultural rules. No human being has the need to follow any religion, mind you. Live your life to love others and to defend the right. Let love be your religion. Reject anything that hinders this true love from reaching others' hearts. Follow your own philosophy,
respecting your heart and then your brain.
If you ask me what is my philosophy of life, it is to follow the most important principles in their order of priority.
First and foremost comes LOVE (KINDNESS: Speaking and behaving kindly to people; CARE: Checking up on people from time to time; EMPATHY: Thinking from other people's point of view and understanding their feelings).
Next, and of nearly equal importance comes INTELLECT (SKEPTICISM: The questioning attitude, not taking anything for granted; OBJECTIVITY: Being unbiased).
Then comes GENUINITY: Being yourself and not being bothered what others think of your actions. Don't live your life the way society wants you to. Take your chances so that you won't ever have to look back at your life and regret over missed opportunities.
And then, PERSISTENCE: Not giving up on your goals in spite of difficulties. Far too often, I see people get dissuaded from trying to achieve what they want due to difficulties and negativity from other people. I have my own dreams. No matter how difficult it looks, I always keep trying!
Why I emphasize qualities like kindness, care, empathy, skepticism, objectivity, genuinity and persistence is: for example ask this question to an average person what are the top seven qualities one must possess. Of course you might get a reply somewhat similar to mine at least partly. But what the average guy FOLLOWS, is different from what he SPEAKS. If you ask me what the average person follows, it is something like this: confidence, humour, style, playfulness, calmness, helpfulness, honesty. Don't get me wrong, these are good qualities, but know your priority. This is where my philosophy differs.
God may or may not exist, but he didn't create any religion. Man did. And if God really exists, he would be feeling sorry for all of you who fight over religion. Who or what created us, has gifted us with a treasure called intellect- the power to think independently and unbiased. The power to differentiate the right from the wrong. Years of being brainwashed, and being taught the wrong things is what made us what we are today. So, when you defend the verses in any religious books or cultural practices, remember that they were written and created by man and handed down generations, often unquestioned. Do not ever persecute any human being because he or she doesn't conform to any of the established religious, social or cultural rules. No human being has the need to follow any religion, mind you. Live your life to love others and to defend the right. Let love be your religion. Reject anything that hinders this true love from reaching others' hearts. Follow your own philosophy,
respecting your heart and then your brain.
If you ask me what is my philosophy of life, it is to follow the most important principles in their order of priority.
First and foremost comes LOVE (KINDNESS: Speaking and behaving kindly to people; CARE: Checking up on people from time to time; EMPATHY: Thinking from other people's point of view and understanding their feelings).
Next, and of nearly equal importance comes INTELLECT (SKEPTICISM: The questioning attitude, not taking anything for granted; OBJECTIVITY: Being unbiased).
Then comes GENUINITY: Being yourself and not being bothered what others think of your actions. Don't live your life the way society wants you to. Take your chances so that you won't ever have to look back at your life and regret over missed opportunities.
And then, PERSISTENCE: Not giving up on your goals in spite of difficulties. Far too often, I see people get dissuaded from trying to achieve what they want due to difficulties and negativity from other people. I have my own dreams. No matter how difficult it looks, I always keep trying!
Why I emphasize qualities like kindness, care, empathy, skepticism, objectivity, genuinity and persistence is: for example ask this question to an average person what are the top seven qualities one must possess. Of course you might get a reply somewhat similar to mine at least partly. But what the average guy FOLLOWS, is different from what he SPEAKS. If you ask me what the average person follows, it is something like this: confidence, humour, style, playfulness, calmness, helpfulness, honesty. Don't get me wrong, these are good qualities, but know your priority. This is where my philosophy differs.
