A FEW SENTENCES WOULD SUFFICE
I admit…I haven’t read many of the religious writings out there
but I’ve read a few…and I imagine all their authors were hoping to make a case
by transcribing words and teachings to help make this world a better place.
However…When I look out on our world and see all the damage done
in the name of what is written in religious texts…
When I see pain, suffering, hatred, wars and killing
in the name of a religion…I am bewildered and perplexed.
It seems to me…many of their original teachings…doctrines
and canons by ‘believers’ have been amended…
allowing them to do cruel and heinous things
in ways the authors never intended.
When one looks at the many pages of religious writings out there…
I imagine their creators…should have been a little more precise….
knowing if they had to do it over again…a few sentences would suffice:
Empathy and love is the basis of all religions
It is what can truly make us great….
When we love our neighbor as we love ourselves
there is no room for hate.
I suppose they could have added:
Live a life of love, compassion and kindness…treat everyone the same
so when you’re gone…people will smile whenever they say your name
As I say…I haven’t read many religious writings….
but I imagine what would bring a smile to any of their creator’s face
is knowing everyone who truly heeds their words…
no matter what language they are written in…
will leave this world a better place.
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