Is Religion For You?
...? The idea that lives are giant wastes would obviously make some people rather annoyed. With religion in our life we are happy with the belief that we are constantly working toward something. There is a reason for all the pain, heartache and suffering. Another way that religion is self-serving is through the way that it looks down upon responsibility. By way of religion, we are able to place our "eternal happiness" on someone else’s shoulders. Although it is our responsibility to live the kind of life that we think God would want us to live, it is ultimately his decision whether we succeed or fail. Because of this I really appreciate and admire the Buddhist way of thinking. My father majored in Theology and I believe he is a wise man. Ignorance doesn’t affect because he has learned the theories of most religions. He tells me Buddhist teaches that you are to look inside yourself to find the inspiration and good to reach the ultimate goal, known as enlightenment. Through this it is no one's responsibility but your own if you aren't happy or successful. It isn't that God has or hasn't blessed you; it's that the answer lies within yourself and you just haven't found it yet. The last way that religion is self-serving and foolish is in another way that we make ourselves happier and more content. Through self-induced propaganda we believe that regardless of our situation in life, someone is watching us, and taking care of us. Of course when we are doing something scary or risky it is nice to know that someone is taking care of you. The fact that if you get hurt, the paramedics are only a call away, or that the doctors in the emergency room can fix almost anything, is a comforting thought. The problem with it is that it is insipid to think that someone is actually watching our every step to make sure that we are okay. In religion, we are often taught that regardless of the situation it is sent by God. If you win the lottery, God bless you with it. If you have a terminal illness, it is a blessing from God that he sent you a trial. No matter what happens in life, God sent it. Just once I would like to hear someone say,...