Having a religion is like having a toothpaste. Different people use different brands, right?! If someone likes brand A for it's mint flavor, he can't force it on someone else. People might be using the same toothpaste because their parents used it too. Because their parents told them that this toothpaste will take care of all their dental hygiene problems. Because they themselves found out by experience that this toothpaste suits them best. Every toothpaste has some characteristic feature which the others don't have. It has it's own formula. This formula is almost equivalent to the holy books. The formula gives the idea, on how to make the perfect toothpaste as seen by the original CREATOR. It doesn't mean that the new generation of manufacturers must follow the formula line by line. They can change a few things to make it suit them the best. But, they essentially keep the idea alive.
Having a religion is like having a toothpaste, in the sense that everyone actually has something which they think will protect them. It doesn't matter if your teeth are shining white or dull yellow. The toothpaste serves everyone equally. All that matters, is that there is a belief.
Having a Religion can also be compared to having a Television. It doesn't matter if you own a flat screen, or a simple box. At the end of the day, you'll be watching the same news and the same shows. The only difference is that some can afford luxuries, and some can't.
It's a well known fact that still, most people follow only the literal meaning of what's written there in the Bhagwad Gita, The Bible or the holy Quran. Those texts tell you what the writer wanted to tell you. Everyone who has read Harry Potter, visualizes the castle of Hogwarts in a different way. Everyone visualizes the Great hall in a different way. But people who've watched only the movies can only see what the director wanted them to see.
Opening up to new and different ideas is not bad. Keeping your old beliefs with you isn't bad too. If someone tries to force their opinion on someone, that is bad.
The More you know...
Having a religion is like having a toothpaste, in the sense that everyone actually has something which they think will protect them. It doesn't matter if your teeth are shining white or dull yellow. The toothpaste serves everyone equally. All that matters, is that there is a belief.
Having a Religion can also be compared to having a Television. It doesn't matter if you own a flat screen, or a simple box. At the end of the day, you'll be watching the same news and the same shows. The only difference is that some can afford luxuries, and some can't.
It's a well known fact that still, most people follow only the literal meaning of what's written there in the Bhagwad Gita, The Bible or the holy Quran. Those texts tell you what the writer wanted to tell you. Everyone who has read Harry Potter, visualizes the castle of Hogwarts in a different way. Everyone visualizes the Great hall in a different way. But people who've watched only the movies can only see what the director wanted them to see.
Opening up to new and different ideas is not bad. Keeping your old beliefs with you isn't bad too. If someone tries to force their opinion on someone, that is bad.
The More you know...
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