Most
religions claim to have the answers to the problems of life and to know
its purpose, but often, their concepts differ and sometimes contradict
and conflict with each other. What can we do about this?
Must
we, like people through the ages have done, and as many people still do,
polarize ourselves by adopting a partisan view? Why should we accept
anything pertaining to our lives, when we have the freedom and
opportunity to investigate things critically? Having come this far, why
should we be content with half-measures? Let’s put the sacred cows out
to pasture, and pull the skeletons out of the closets, to make room for
cleaner and better things.
Life
does not infuse our bodies for long; we should therefore use it while we
can, and not waste it. Others might tell us their purpose in
life, but can anyone tell us the purpose of life, so that we will
understand it clearly and accept it immediately as self-evident and
true? So far, no-one has succeeded in doing so. And why not? Well …..
