The Roots of Religion.

The Roots of Religion.

One's convictions should be based on history. The more we all remember about the world and our place in it the more we can bring to our present moments in our current history. Present moments should be shaped by our collective good, not our collective evil. Mankind has the power to commit great good if our will is strong, but our wills must be shaped by the good in history, not the evil. To forget what is our peace is a mistake, peace begins by trying to be good, and morality is a start. There is no need to try to be good on your own for this is impossible. Our society must change direction, for this is the way we saved ourselves in the past. There is a lot of encouragement and psychological therapy, but this must not be done in a bubble or isolation, there has to be choices that shape the direction of cities, towns etc, and that starts by you helping other people.

The roots of all religion must be courage and thankfulness. Without courage we would give in to evil, and you can't have true religion where evil is present. Courage must remove the fear of man and it must settle accounts with that thing that is trying to destroy it. Thankfulness helps us to see through our difficulties and gives us the courage to face the evil (if it exists). Knowledge with out power is weakness. To say you believe, but remain a spectator is useless. It doesn't have to be hard work, but we make it so.

Getting off the treadmill to nowhere helps put your problems in perspective. We all need more perspective to survive our lives. Becoming fatalistic doesn't help, to see the rainbow through the clouds is what will take our lives in a more balanced direction and perspective and health is extremely important to us now. In our quest, we don't need to over analyze things, because when we do this we freeze. How do we move forwards without taking the rights of others away? By respect for the truth of all people, we can respect our own truth. If I feel threatened by your truth I surrender into it. We didn't have this problem in the 20th century, so this answer is an ongoing revelation. It is the cause of many fights, and until we figure out how this is done, there still will be conflict between the believer and the unbeliever. Peace is the answer, but how to achieve this globally still is a mystery. This is Mike.

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