Interesting perspective. I would have loved to discuss this but it’ll become yet another thesis. I believe if we are a Fish, Religion is like living in a fish bowl as against a life of purpose in the vast oceans of an intrinsic relationship with God in freedom. Religion shackles.
Figuratively, anything can become a religion for creatures of habit. Godliness is intrinsic, what works for you may not work for me. My experience of God may not be same as yours. God may manifest Himself to you as your provider in times of need & to me as my deliverer in crisis.
For me to force you to see God only as a Deliverer is to rob you of your experience of Him as your Provider or force you into a fish bowl in terms of deprivation from the multi-chromatic experience of the GOD head. God reveals himself to us based on the level of our exposure.
This is why a Walk with God is most often described as an intrinsic journey. This was why Jesus asked that the chosen disciples follow Him and be Christ-like despite their diversity. No one made to swim oceans will ever be happy in a fish bowl. No religion takes you to God.
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If you have ever created anything that succeeds, you will never criticize what you can’t execute better. ⛱
Many who strive to be famous hardly know much about the price tag. It’s like setting yourself up for a life in the spotlight with a highly distracted mob. They know your name but you really can’t connect to anyone in particular. They become your poison & addiction.
Unless of course you are a politician far away from an election year, where you need not give a F**k. Fame shackles you and unfortunately it is ephemeral. This is why a life of influence and impact is more profitable. No one can take away who you are in purpose.
A great teacher whose lectures were prevented from being shared was asked what he thought of his enemies and he simply responded that “To regard anyone as an enemy is a great folly.” Not everyone will understand your conviction & those who do helps while others hinder.
“The diffusion of that which is intelligent can only be hindered by stupidity. People have their vested interests to which they cling and which by continual thoughts and action are increasing. Whatever that is said to criticize such vested interest attracts immediate response...
...which can either be on the defensive or vituperative in retaliation depending on the state of mental health of the one retorting. People with something to guard or protect will always live in fear & act thoughtlessly in cruelty, but one who has nothing to lose nurse no fear.”
Psychology, neurology and philosophy have been integral parts of my study since I was a teenager. Ever since I embraced my uncanny ability to feel the pains of others & cultured the habit of taking responsibility. Having familiarized myself with psychoanalysts’ saying...
...”The Good Mother necessarily fails” I’ve had to re-tweak my processes every now and then. The maxim suggests that as your ‘child’ matures, you have to fail more and more as a ‘mother.’ If you are guardian to a 20-35years old, you are not their mother anymore.
Biologically you still are but that relationship soon becomes a quasi-peer status. I have seen this happen in most families where children feels they are matured enough to talk back and take risks even while enjoying parental care when they fail.
This is why people should study the @SIAF_NG model for engaging change. It is called the Conscious Revolution Paradigm; strategic engagement beyond emotional tantrums. It works globally and with track record of successes even in Nigeria. #Selah
An anachronistic law/bill that is no longer fit for purpose is simply analyzed by experts with recommendation on the ideal with justification amidst public awareness just as done for #EndSARS#ReformPoliceNG (not the protest) and #ElectoralReform campaign.
This way, the needed political will is galvanized and proper objective engagement of the legislative is done by representatives of the movement for this change. This is not a one time event but a reiteration of several actions in an accountable & objective manner.
I think your indoctrination is the actual travesty Distinguished. Just in case there are more like you, here is a free insight for your edification on the concerns of reasonable people (void of sentiments) about the flawed universal mail-in ballot route. #Elections2020
There is a clear difference between absentee ballot (which is the traditional route) and the new universal mail-in ballot. It is not as simplistic as sticking your ballot in the mail for counting. The catch here is that a specific request is made in Absentee balloting.
Whereas in Universal mail-in approach, ballots are simply mailed en masse. That is, millions of people who would’ve naturally go out to vote simply engage the mail citing different reasons as it can be validated by the COVID19 concerns.
A mentor of mine shared one year ago a quote by Goldie Hawn—
"The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud.
In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud - the obstacles of life and its suffering.
The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life.
Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death.
If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one."