Throughout the ages, religion has been used as an excuse to
start wars, invade countries, shed blood and claim religious victories.
From the Mayan tradition of human sacrifice to please the
Gods, to the Crusader wars and the most recent and most savage situation of
terrorist groups using religion as a cover to the massacres and destruction to
human soul and civilization that they commit every minute, religion has been
misused, abused, and given a very misguiding label.
Exactly like the case of a scientist without any ethical knowledge,
religion detached from its core of ethics and principles can become a very
dangerous weapon especially when put in the hands of uneducated and uncivilized
individuals.
I normally do not discuss or write about any religious issues,
however, I believe it is very important that all of us remember what religion is
all about; religion is not just the set of teaching, rules and laws written in
a book; religion is how you act and behave, religion is how you live and how
you reflect what’s on the inside to the whole world around you, religion is being
human, religion is love.
This is just a humble reminder of the necessity of us, the
human race, remembering who we all are and where we all come from, the
necessity of realizing and remembering that no matter what race or color we
born into, we all started as one and will always go back to the one at the end
of our journey.
Before concluding this article, I would like to leave you
all with two quotes to think about:
“Be kind
to all creatures; this is the true religion”
~ The Buddha
“You will not
enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until
you love one another.”
~ Prophet Muhammad
"You are the light of the
world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden”
~ Jesus Christ