Tying all the experiences together I have to conclude that -
People never learn from the horrors of the past.
Religion has become the reigning obsession in this world.
What is affecting the world now is "The Ambition of Religions." I found several definitions for the word "Religion" in the dictionary:
1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
3. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
4. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
5. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
Unfortunately any religion today is primarily about the last 4 points and not really about the first. Religion is more about rituals and making a point than pure, unadulterated belief. They have become movements of sweeping conversions, of forcing beliefs on those who do not want to believe. The spirit behind the teachings of religious leaders has been lost. Even in this most personal and indefinable of things, corruption has seeped in and perhaps can never be removed.
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