vrijdag 8 januari 2010
woensdag 6 januari 2010
maandag 4 januari 2010
Peace on earth ... and in Culemborg
Riots in Culemborg, special taskforces on standby ...
Why?
Do some people really believe that they are part of a race that is superior to others? Aren't we all members of the same, namely HUMAN, race? The place where you, or your parents were born does not give you other (let alone better) rights and privileges as a human being. True, some of us are lucky enough to have been born in a country where people in general can live under better circumstances. That, however, has nothing to do with your own superiority nor with a superiority of the 'race' you were born into. LUCK is the word I use ... think about it ...
Those among us who are LUCKY enough to have been born into a situation that made our life relatively easy compared to those trying to survive in countries where people are more likely to get shot or die of starvation than to be able to find a job or a good education, those among us who don't have to struggle each waking moment for our basic survival should be more aware of our good fortune and support our less fortunate FELLOW HUMANS any way we can.
Another thing I can't bend my brain around ... is it really up to us to judge (and punish) people who don't believe in the same DEITIES as we do? Let the deities be the ones to fulfill that task. If deities do exist then who are we to speak in their name?
A wise man once said that it is far better to lead your life as if there is a God when perhaps there isn't than to live is as if there isn't and then find there is. The same can be said about the different kinds of FAITHS that we see around the globe (consider that the word FAITH means something different than KNOW). What I am trying to say here is that first: no-one knows the absolute truth about their FAITH, or they would at least use a different word to describe it. Second: if my first statement sounds true, isn't it better to respect those with a faith other than your own? Who knows, they might be right and you might be wrong (or the other way around ... or... you could both be wrong). Do you honestly think the deity that does exist (if one does exist) will appreciate it if you have disrespected (or done even worse) to his followers? The other question is also relevant ... will your own deity respect it if you disrespect a fellow human being just because he or she has a different belief?
I know some followers of some religions will say YES to my last question... however search within your soul and try to find an answer based on what you feel, not on what you were raised to believe.
In the meantime ... respect each other, that's the only way to earn selfrespect.
Why?
Do some people really believe that they are part of a race that is superior to others? Aren't we all members of the same, namely HUMAN, race? The place where you, or your parents were born does not give you other (let alone better) rights and privileges as a human being. True, some of us are lucky enough to have been born in a country where people in general can live under better circumstances. That, however, has nothing to do with your own superiority nor with a superiority of the 'race' you were born into. LUCK is the word I use ... think about it ...
Those among us who are LUCKY enough to have been born into a situation that made our life relatively easy compared to those trying to survive in countries where people are more likely to get shot or die of starvation than to be able to find a job or a good education, those among us who don't have to struggle each waking moment for our basic survival should be more aware of our good fortune and support our less fortunate FELLOW HUMANS any way we can.
Another thing I can't bend my brain around ... is it really up to us to judge (and punish) people who don't believe in the same DEITIES as we do? Let the deities be the ones to fulfill that task. If deities do exist then who are we to speak in their name?
A wise man once said that it is far better to lead your life as if there is a God when perhaps there isn't than to live is as if there isn't and then find there is. The same can be said about the different kinds of FAITHS that we see around the globe (consider that the word FAITH means something different than KNOW). What I am trying to say here is that first: no-one knows the absolute truth about their FAITH, or they would at least use a different word to describe it. Second: if my first statement sounds true, isn't it better to respect those with a faith other than your own? Who knows, they might be right and you might be wrong (or the other way around ... or... you could both be wrong). Do you honestly think the deity that does exist (if one does exist) will appreciate it if you have disrespected (or done even worse) to his followers? The other question is also relevant ... will your own deity respect it if you disrespect a fellow human being just because he or she has a different belief?
I know some followers of some religions will say YES to my last question... however search within your soul and try to find an answer based on what you feel, not on what you were raised to believe.
In the meantime ... respect each other, that's the only way to earn selfrespect.
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