Blessed be Thy Self

I thought I’d get a bit opinionated on you this week to encourage some open-mindedness about your beliefs.

Meet Jane

Jane grew up in a secular household and attended a religious school. When she left school Jane explored many different faiths and belief systems until she found one that made sense to her. Jane attends a service every week and prays every day. Jane believes that God guides her life and has a purpose for her so she accepts everything as His will. Jane isn’t perfect but she is a good person. She is kind to everyone and people like her.

Meet Joe

Joe grew up in a religious household and attended a state school. When he left school, he didn’t think twice about religion. He focused more on learning facts and interacting with like-minded people to confirm his beliefs in science and evolution. Joe thinks like a scientist. He doesn’t consider anything that isn’t proven or based on facts. Joe isn’t perfect but he is a good person. He is kind to everyone and people like him.

Freedom of Beliefs

Belief systems are personal. Everyone is entitled to them. You may be like Jane or Joe, or you may have beliefs that are based on other ideas within the bounds of religion or otherwise. Your beliefs may remain firm or they may change as you gain more life experience.

You should be free to believe what you want as long as it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s beliefs or lack of beliefs.

When it comes to the meaning and origin of life, there are many ideas out there. If we close off and say ‘that’s it’ then we miss out on a great opportunity to better understand ourselves and humanity. Perhaps the real truth is never actually believing in anything but rather seeing truth in many things, even when sometimes those things are polar opposites. Maybe there isn’t one single truth but many.

The “Big Q”

It is when we let go of all our pre-conceived notions about how things are that ideas evolve. That’s what scientists and artists do to reach new horizons. Am I right? So maybe it’s the same is for the big question of “Why am i here?”.

Heaven Schmeaven

Which brings me to God. I think that in the greater scheme of things God doesn’t matter. That’s a tall claim, I know. Rather than put our faith in a deity that may or may not exist, I vote we put our faith in humanity instead. If we all spent less time thinking about why we’re here and what happens when we die and we focus more on the choices we make every day and how those choices impact on the rest of the world then wars would end and universal wellbeing would increase.

Let’s all just forget our differences and make one instead. Hey, better still, let’s make Heaven on Earth together… Woo-hoo, baby!

So that was my d&m for the week. I’ll leave you with a rhyming poem by a friend of mine, Don Smy. I think it brings a refreshingly simple perspective to a complex issue. Enjoy…

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“Heaven”

by Don Smy

What is this thing called Heaven
Some Palace up high in the sky
Or a state of mind we can’t reach
A want, or a need with a sigh

We see it in terms unique to us
Never grasping opposing views
Where I see a minus, he sees a plus
While they see quite different hues

Is it there, or did we invent it
To feed our insatiable pride
Or are we part of it’s wonder
With slivers of Heaven inside

For some it’s a state of being
For others a mere state of mind
For me it’s a constant battle
To see through eyes that are blind

Could it be like Time & Space
Unchanged though we pass through
Racing along through the Cosmos
With minds firmly stuck in the glue

Death keeps clouding the issue
But one day we surely must see
And know that Now is forever
It’s really enough just – to be.

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Thanks Don!
And to you, sweet reader, enjoy your Heaven

Tracey

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