Hey there!! This post should have actully been produced in the very early morning. Got the inspiration while having my morning bath but took me till this very moment in this sunday night to produce this... haha...the minister is singing the song <朋友> now... i must really admire his courage... hmm.. the next post will seems a little out of place with this intro. but what the heck..its my blog... So here it goes...
Throughout this many years whereby i have develop a stronger interest and a closer contact with the topic of religion, i have notice a very disturbing trend. It is not about the religion itself but more on the people revolving it. Very often with religion, we will often linked that particular religion to the actions of the person. Say if he is a pious person, and he acted in a vulgar or unruly manner, we will began to question the impact of the religion on this person. We questioned the very essence of his religion and puts doubt onto religion itself. I believed this is not right. This is unhealthy.
Cases of so called religious people behaving in the unruly manner are not just a few black sheeps. They are ominpresent, everywhere. Or ishould say "we".Why i do i think we behave differently sometimes? Why do we act out of the way the very religion taught us how to? I shall begin my defence..haha...they are just excuses for the "crimes" i commited! See if you share my thought.
When i go for the religious classes or got to 四马路 to offer 3 sticks of incense, what they give me is a very calming and relax feeling(maybe its the incense smell, but i just like those feeling of peace). I wont even think of wanting to scold an old auntie,do anything bad the very moment i step out. Those moment that i still have a place for the Gods or Religion, i will not do bad. But hey, here comes the twist!!
How about many moments later? You just cleanly forget about all the teachings and wack all the vulgar languages known to any human being or do all the unruly things deemed bad by the very religion you hold close to heart. You have forgotten to Put The God In Your Heart (“酒肉传肠过，佛祖心中留” Alan told me this once) This I believe is what Buddah wants me to hold close to. When i want to do bad, think of him and i think twice. Did i manage? not easy! Impossible? Not really! However i find it a pity when people treat this as an excuse for eating all the meat and point fingers at the vegetarian laughing at the vegans' ingnorance. We dont really intend to want to convert you! And the very meaning behind being vegetarian was more an act of compassion to all animals rather than being "noble" or "weird". Hey! Eating dogs and chicken is essentially
the same! Why do some think to eat dogs is cruel? I do not know? If you were to see the head of the chicken you are eating, try look into its eyes, bet it will paint a different picture for your hungry stomach.
Wah piang... only into the little bits already so much on the blog liao... ok...share my thoughts next time man...hey! If you wanna good meal... please dont look at the chicken hanging on the showcase of xx鸡饭
...hahaha... only spoils your appetite... Cheers..
Oh yes! forgot to explain the meaning of the 酒肉... i think they meant experiences(good or bad), wealth, name and all the tangible items we all wanna lay our hands on to feed the growing desire/ lust /greed.
Ok... it has been a long read! Go and rest!!!
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