Namaste and welcome back to another edition of the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Today this is going to be a short blog about prayer.
It seems ironic to me that some of those who call themselves "Christians" are generally some of the most arrogant, judgmental, and selfish people I have met despite the teachings of Jesus. No, I'm not lumping the entire group together because I DO think there are some good people out there and I think some of them happen to be religious, but having religion(s) does NOT make a person "holier than thou"!
Every time a player in the NFL scores a touchdown he thanks God personally, but never says boo when he trips up behind the line of scrimmage or fumbles the ball. Students and parents want prayer in school, as they lack respect for those with other cultures and traditions... as there are thousands of religious beliefs, who is to say what is right and what is wrong? And yet that doesn't stop people from continuing to judge others, often rallying around nationalism and segregation from others of different beliefs and ethnicity's.
My purpose for this blog is NOT really to incite dissent toward religion, but rather to tell those who chose to be narrow minded and religious rather than free thinking and spiritual, to pray for something different; something LESS selfish.
It seems to me that most religious people pray for selfish interests like monetary gain, beauty, long life, better health... forgetting the entire time that God can only show you the path... it is STILL up to YOU to follow the path. So if YOU want something, you should take the gifts and talents given to you and use them to create your OWN REALITY; something better for YOURSELF.
I want to step aside for a second and make a parallel analogy... People who are religious are usually the SAME people that have blind faith in the government to NOT fuck them over, just as they see there being a deity above that is somehow looking out for ONLY YOU... YOU have the power within yourself to do amazing and great things, but people waste their talent, sit idly by and do nothing, living a long miserable life simply awaiting death because they think they will go to heaven, having forsaken this mortal world entirely. The ONLY person that you can count on to make your life better is YOU! You can look outside yourself for hope, faith, happiness, or anything else, but you AREN'T going to find it anywhere else but within your heart, brain, and soul.
So next time you pray, INSTEAD of praying for selfish interests like money and fame... how about you pray for your religious leaders to STOP molesting children?!? How about you pray for the government of the United States to STOP waging wars and bombing brown people in the Middle East and ALL around the world?!? How about you pray for the rest of your fellow humans to be kind and caring of one another instead of apathetic, fearful, and hateful?!? How about you pray for the BANKS to STOP stealing the hard earned money from people's bank accounts, retirement funds, college funds, social security, and investments, as well as their homes and property?!? How about you pray that the rich people will actually see you and I as human beings rather than sheep or cattle for them to buy, sell, trade, or take to slaughter?!?
Pray for something genuinely benevolent, for someone ELSE besides yourself!!! You will be amazed that once you change your paradigm, the entire world will change around you. ALL THE BLESSINGS AND ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED IS WITHIN YOURSELF!!! You don't need religion to be moral and a good person. You don't need fear of reprisal or an afterlife in hell to keep you in line because the creator made you EXACTLY the way you are supposed to be... fearful, flawed, and imperfect, yet able to grow, mature, and evolve... two sides to the same coin. Take a good hard look at the man or woman in the mirror... If you are indeed made in the image of God, then YOU have the ability to rise up above your mortal limitations and to SOLVE your own problems, heal your own wounds, and move forward toward the infinite with hope, love, and compassion for your fellow men/women. It is only when we find the universe within and accept who and what we are that we can change the universe outside of our self.
We are ALL children of the one creator. Let's start acting like it and hold OURSELVES to a higher standard of living and behaviors. Please!
This has been the one and only Quiet Mouse.
Peace. Love. Respect. Humanity. Truth. Acceptance. Compassion.
It seems ironic to me that some of those who call themselves "Christians" are generally some of the most arrogant, judgmental, and selfish people I have met despite the teachings of Jesus. No, I'm not lumping the entire group together because I DO think there are some good people out there and I think some of them happen to be religious, but having religion(s) does NOT make a person "holier than thou"!
Every time a player in the NFL scores a touchdown he thanks God personally, but never says boo when he trips up behind the line of scrimmage or fumbles the ball. Students and parents want prayer in school, as they lack respect for those with other cultures and traditions... as there are thousands of religious beliefs, who is to say what is right and what is wrong? And yet that doesn't stop people from continuing to judge others, often rallying around nationalism and segregation from others of different beliefs and ethnicity's.
My purpose for this blog is NOT really to incite dissent toward religion, but rather to tell those who chose to be narrow minded and religious rather than free thinking and spiritual, to pray for something different; something LESS selfish.
It seems to me that most religious people pray for selfish interests like monetary gain, beauty, long life, better health... forgetting the entire time that God can only show you the path... it is STILL up to YOU to follow the path. So if YOU want something, you should take the gifts and talents given to you and use them to create your OWN REALITY; something better for YOURSELF.
I want to step aside for a second and make a parallel analogy... People who are religious are usually the SAME people that have blind faith in the government to NOT fuck them over, just as they see there being a deity above that is somehow looking out for ONLY YOU... YOU have the power within yourself to do amazing and great things, but people waste their talent, sit idly by and do nothing, living a long miserable life simply awaiting death because they think they will go to heaven, having forsaken this mortal world entirely. The ONLY person that you can count on to make your life better is YOU! You can look outside yourself for hope, faith, happiness, or anything else, but you AREN'T going to find it anywhere else but within your heart, brain, and soul.
So next time you pray, INSTEAD of praying for selfish interests like money and fame... how about you pray for your religious leaders to STOP molesting children?!? How about you pray for the government of the United States to STOP waging wars and bombing brown people in the Middle East and ALL around the world?!? How about you pray for the rest of your fellow humans to be kind and caring of one another instead of apathetic, fearful, and hateful?!? How about you pray for the BANKS to STOP stealing the hard earned money from people's bank accounts, retirement funds, college funds, social security, and investments, as well as their homes and property?!? How about you pray that the rich people will actually see you and I as human beings rather than sheep or cattle for them to buy, sell, trade, or take to slaughter?!?
Pray for something genuinely benevolent, for someone ELSE besides yourself!!! You will be amazed that once you change your paradigm, the entire world will change around you. ALL THE BLESSINGS AND ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED IS WITHIN YOURSELF!!! You don't need religion to be moral and a good person. You don't need fear of reprisal or an afterlife in hell to keep you in line because the creator made you EXACTLY the way you are supposed to be... fearful, flawed, and imperfect, yet able to grow, mature, and evolve... two sides to the same coin. Take a good hard look at the man or woman in the mirror... If you are indeed made in the image of God, then YOU have the ability to rise up above your mortal limitations and to SOLVE your own problems, heal your own wounds, and move forward toward the infinite with hope, love, and compassion for your fellow men/women. It is only when we find the universe within and accept who and what we are that we can change the universe outside of our self.
We are ALL children of the one creator. Let's start acting like it and hold OURSELVES to a higher standard of living and behaviors. Please!
This has been the one and only Quiet Mouse.
Peace. Love. Respect. Humanity. Truth. Acceptance. Compassion.
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