The idea's expre
ssed in this pos
t are to be cner
idesod from a p
ost-creation pe
rspective. At t
his point I am n
ot considering h
ow we got here o
r what allows us
to have enlighte
ned thoughts and
ideas. I am pri
mary concerned w
ith the fact tha
t we are all her
e on this mortal
coil and we are
capable of these
things. We, as
a human race, ha
ve a responsibil
ity to do someth
ing good and wor
thwhile with tha
t existence.Some
people will find
the guidance and
ability to live
such an existenc
e through one re
ligion or anothe
r. Good for the
m; I applaud the
ir rise to a hig
her mental and s
piritual level.
Others still wil
l live an unenli
ghtened and mayb
e even destructi
ve life via thei
r chosen religio
n. Even more pe
ople (such as my
self) will find
a way to live an
enlightened and
self-aware lifes
tyle while still
doing good for t
he world without
prescribing to a
ny sort of speci
fic religious fo
llowing. My ove
rall belief rela
ting to what I t
alk about in thi
s post is that t
he ability to li
ve an enlightene
d life style is
separate from re
ligion, and the
ongoing debate o
f who or what ha
s given us the a
bility to have l
ife and debates
is beyond the ne
cessary scope of
such a life.In t
his post I used
the American wa
y as an example
but it is by no
means only an A
merican thing.
Each and every c
ulture has its o
wn way of doing
things and the p
eople of that cu
lture are all im
pacted by it. T
hat is in-fact t
he definition of
a culture. It i
s not a bad thin
g but is simply
something a self
-aware people ha
s to be aware of
. Not only awar
e of how they ar
e being affected
but of what alte
rnatives there a
re and what is t
ruly their best
course for their
life.I have been
meaning to post
more often. I e
ven have some po
sts half-written
. I guess the v
erbosity of this
comment is a sig
n that I am in a
good state of mi
nd to finish the
m. We'll see.