Street corners, Knocking on the door and even at the bus stops they pester us!!! New age or old they bombard us with their views.
Why is it that everyone seems so instant that their way is the right way? I am of course talking about preachers, no matter where you go on the planet they are there waiting to catch you, now if you read carefully you will find some common elements in all faiths and one of them is to respect other faiths, something that they don’t seem to be able to do as the moment I tell them I’m an atheist they treat me in one of two ways you ether a heathen or must be converted right way but personally I’ve found that being agnostic has never hurt anyone.
In fact in history there are only two groups that have never started a war atheists and Buddhists so personally I’m happy to say my belief never hurt anyone, and I don’t spend my spare time converting others.
So just for once can they please follow their own guide lines and not tell us how great their faith is and just let us be.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Happiness and money
Happiness is defined by misery
To know what true happiness is you have to first have to have been unhappy, one cannot exist without the other as its needed to define it.
Maybe this is why the biggest smile can be found on those that have had awful times before as they know how bad it could be so everything for them is better.
Most of us don’t know what it’s like to live in a life of worry knowing that you’re live can be changed in a second, on the contrast we have those that just complain we are not happy with our cars oh I don’t have a 72in TV and lots of money and life’s not the best… do you really need to have the best of everything to make you happy?
Well after asking many joyful people the answer is no all you need to be happy is love and hope, belief in a future with your loved ones. Sorry but all the things like TV’s Cars clothes even new houses are just quick fixes like eating chocolate makes you feel better for a while and it’s not long before you’re looking for the next quick fix.
If you want to really be happy get some good friends, a man or woman that loves you the way you want to be loved.
You’ll find that the time you spend watching TV is better spent talking to people you like and love, taking public transport lets you see, meet and help more people.
And lastly take up mediation if you can, see the world thought blissful eyes.
To know what true happiness is you have to first have to have been unhappy, one cannot exist without the other as its needed to define it.
Maybe this is why the biggest smile can be found on those that have had awful times before as they know how bad it could be so everything for them is better.
Most of us don’t know what it’s like to live in a life of worry knowing that you’re live can be changed in a second, on the contrast we have those that just complain we are not happy with our cars oh I don’t have a 72in TV and lots of money and life’s not the best… do you really need to have the best of everything to make you happy?
Well after asking many joyful people the answer is no all you need to be happy is love and hope, belief in a future with your loved ones. Sorry but all the things like TV’s Cars clothes even new houses are just quick fixes like eating chocolate makes you feel better for a while and it’s not long before you’re looking for the next quick fix.
If you want to really be happy get some good friends, a man or woman that loves you the way you want to be loved.
You’ll find that the time you spend watching TV is better spent talking to people you like and love, taking public transport lets you see, meet and help more people.
And lastly take up mediation if you can, see the world thought blissful eyes.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Act of nature Vs Acts of man
When something bad happens with weather or other unforeseen event we call it an act of god! but is that fair on god (personal I don't believe in god) but he does seem to get allot of bad press so for once I'll ask a question on his behalf if man can cause changes in the environment can we really blame god for this...
A strange thought crossed my mind the other day, global warming is a very popular subject at the moment but the thing that crossed my mind is they say that we are changing the environment if that is true can we blame god for freak weather?
Is it not also possible that we created this weather patten and if so would we ever admit to it knowing what that would mean to both insurance companies that its not an act of god and to us as a global people would have to say that OK maybe that tornado that ripped my house apart is just something I should expect for driving a car that has low fuel economy, or live with the fact that this means we might have kill all those around us by our actions, as it just as dangers as walking down the street and firing a gun with a blindfold on, I might hit no one or I might kill every one on the street you just can be sure.
So I looked up what an act of god is; Act of God or act of nature is a legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden floods or other natural disasters, for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of God through negligence, such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.
So if we can say that global warming can change a class one tornado into a class five or can be held responsible for sudden rain fall are we liable ?
A strange thought crossed my mind the other day, global warming is a very popular subject at the moment but the thing that crossed my mind is they say that we are changing the environment if that is true can we blame god for freak weather?
Is it not also possible that we created this weather patten and if so would we ever admit to it knowing what that would mean to both insurance companies that its not an act of god and to us as a global people would have to say that OK maybe that tornado that ripped my house apart is just something I should expect for driving a car that has low fuel economy, or live with the fact that this means we might have kill all those around us by our actions, as it just as dangers as walking down the street and firing a gun with a blindfold on, I might hit no one or I might kill every one on the street you just can be sure.
So I looked up what an act of god is; Act of God or act of nature is a legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden floods or other natural disasters, for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of God through negligence, such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.
So if we can say that global warming can change a class one tornado into a class five or can be held responsible for sudden rain fall are we liable ?
Some weekend thoughts
All our desires come from what’s within mankind’s hearts and although I cannot speak for others I know what’s in mine, do you know what's in yours.
The soul is like music unique to each of us, its flows in us like the river back to the sea on its path of enlightenment before returning home.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Envy is laziness
Envy is a state of mind that I have offend found hard to understand mostly because I’ve never felt it.
To envy is something you do not have however someone else has... but in most if not all case the thing that people are envying is something they can have too just they find it easy to sit there and talk about it, but they never really do anything about it.
It’s a form of laziness really I want to talk about how bad off I am but I don't want to do anything about it.
But to be fair to these people some of them really don't know where to start to get what they want.
The worst thing I’ve seen with envy is how it’s ended friendships... this is by far the silliest thing, to lose a friend because you don't have what they have? Can you only be friends with someone that is the same as you? That will lead me on to another talk later I’m sure but for now can we agree that envy is nothing more than a way of telling you that you want something.
So you know if you want something you have to work for it that can mean many things you will have to do.
If you work hard you will get it there are many people in the world that are examples of this.
To envy is something you do not have however someone else has... but in most if not all case the thing that people are envying is something they can have too just they find it easy to sit there and talk about it, but they never really do anything about it.
It’s a form of laziness really I want to talk about how bad off I am but I don't want to do anything about it.
But to be fair to these people some of them really don't know where to start to get what they want.
The worst thing I’ve seen with envy is how it’s ended friendships... this is by far the silliest thing, to lose a friend because you don't have what they have? Can you only be friends with someone that is the same as you? That will lead me on to another talk later I’m sure but for now can we agree that envy is nothing more than a way of telling you that you want something.
So you know if you want something you have to work for it that can mean many things you will have to do.
If you work hard you will get it there are many people in the world that are examples of this.
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