Let's assume God created the earth, for arguments sake. The sky, the ocean, everything. Even the trees. Now, God didn't just make one perfect tree that he spread over the entire earth. No, He made hundreds, possibly thousands of different types of trees. They all have different trunk shapes, or leaves, or shapes and sizes, but they are all still called trees. And all of these different trees were still created by Him to, no matter how different they may seem, still reach up to him with their branches.
Once again, I didn't come up with this. Also, this is a paraphrase, not an exact quote. You know how word-of-mouth works. But once I figure out the name of the book it is from I will tell you.
Reshma Shetty, better known as Divya Katdare from Royal Pains, said this on a commercial once. "I believe in all paths to God."
I'm not entirely sure if I agree with the tree metaphor, but I LOVE the quote. To e, it doesn't matter what God or gods you believe in, how you worship, or if you worship at all. Haven't we all seen people who claim to be Christian's, then treat everyone like dirt? Religion has become a sort of label that the world uses to identify what kind of person you are, when there is no way to accurately describe a person based on their religion. They may act according to the tenants of their religion, but that isn't what makes up their character. It's based on their actions, there morals (which, I still have a question as to the definition of morals), and their values. While these might coincide with whatever religion they are labeled with, that label is not a barcode. It shouldn't be used to judge a person at a glance. To me, the way you treat others and yourself are more important than whether you celebrate Easter, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or nothing at all.
Do you agree?
Food for thought,
Carpe Kairos.
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