Posted by muffled on December 7, 2008, at 10:36:42
In reply to Re: I don't never ever in the world » muffled, posted by SlugSlimersSoSlided on December 7, 2008, at 9:17:31
and I should say, that there's others what feel inside.
But they away cuz we not like that.
But it all works.
I grow confused at this time, so I must take a break I feel.
Seriously, my intention is never to harm. I only ever want to add good to this world. But I hurt others and I do not like this.
I read this clip below, this is what I want, I want to have agape love for all.
I post copy of what I sent my T, cuz she not religious.
I wanted to explain that religion is not bad:Ya, s'pose we all entitled to our own opinions, But bout "religion does bad things." I GOTTA straighten you out. There's bad sh*t cuz there is EVIL. Evil exists and is an entitiy as fars as I am concerned. We live in a fallen world and there's plenty evil round here. This you know, this you seen in your work. Only evil would hurt a child. Evil is in us all, but me must override the evil.
I think this is the basis of so many religions. To rise above. So religion in its true form does not encourage evil. It encourages GOOD. Supposedly religious people hurt each other, they hurt 'in the name' of "religion". But it comes down to the fact its people hurting people. If it wasn't religion, it would be something else. People just hurt people, religious or otherwise.
Man fights, its just our nature. The fight that is in us can help us survive, the fight that is in us can be turned against others. The fight in us can be used to do good.
Ultimately, as a child, when I had nowhere else to turn, I turned to nature, and studied it in infinite detail. I could pick up tiny sugar ants by one leg. I knew all the microscopic insects that lived in the soil, in the water. I saw it all. I could see the cells in the leaves, the stomata that they breathed thru. I'd spend HOURS watching a spider weave its web. I SAW. And what I saw, was that there was a power in existance much greater than myself, much greater than any human being could claim to be. THAT is my higher power. He lives within me too. But I do NOT claim ANY deity for my own part. I just humbly accept that my God cares for me for some unknown reason. He just keeps caring. No matter what. I CAN depend on Him to be there for me. He will not stop bad things happening, he gave the world free will, but I can draw comfort from Him. I need to remember this. I cannot even begin to imagine a world w/o my higher power. LOL, my higher power is NOT warm'n'fuzzy either LOL! I just beleive it exists for a reason, for everything there is a reason, and my God will eventually turn all that is bad for good. I just goto try and do my best. I just got to trust Him. But its hard, cuz I got some parts whats real angry w/God too. Yet more dichotomy. Sigh...OK lecture over... I beleive alls peoples religion is they own. Just I was kinda stung by your comment that 'religion' hurts people. I am sorry if you were hurt by it. But true religion is not about hurting others. It is about loving them. Do you know what the word agape means? I never understood it until I had my kids.
Agape love, I know nothing of this website, but I liked their definition of agape:Eros, Philia, Agape
In the Greek language there are three words that are used for love. The first one, eros, stands for sexual, romantic love. From eros we have the word erotica. Eros is the kind of love mostly known by the world. You can easily notice people's preoccupation with sex.
The second word, philia, generally refers to affection between friends. From this word we have Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love." Although both eros and philia have others as their focus, they both can be motivated by self-interest, self-gratification and self-protection. They are both the kind of love that is designed to satisfy the desires of the one doing the loving. There may be an element of giving involved, but it is a giving for the purpose of getting something in return.
The third Greek word for love is agape. The meaning of this word for love stands in sharp contrast to that of the other two words. This word alone points to a completely self-sacrificing love, a love that lacks self-interest, self-gratification and self-preservation. Agape love is motivated primarily by the interest and welfare of others. The word agape is used very sparingly by Greek secular writers, but in the New Testament, agape is the Greek word most frequently used for the love for God (Matt. 22:37, John 14:15), the love for spouses (Col. 3:19, Eph. 5:25), and the love for enemies (Matt. 5:44, Luke 6:35).
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