I have walked in the road called life for 25 years and what I understood that life is the greatest gift could ever happen to me. I am not tempted for eternity, the thrill one can have living life on the edge is the only thing that can give him the sweet taste of being alive. Only the people among us who are not satisfied with life itself ask the question what is the purpose of life? what will happen after I am gone? To know the answer, let us journey through time and investigate our nature and our relationship to the afterlife.
When I was studying in Bangladesh at the university, I used to see these small poor kids, selling tea in the streets or nuts. I really loved to talk to them. I found out that they are not worried about should they go to the mosque or the Church or become a monk. What was worrying them, is how can they sell more nuts and go to the slum they call home and to buy some food and to eat with mother and siblings. To them living life is the most precious thing and being alive means everything and to survive and to smile after the hard toil and pain they go through.Then I asked myself the question, they are not worried about what will happen after I am dead, why am I?
Humans are dependent from the moment they are born as well as all our creatures in nature. We are so helpless when we are born. We need someone's help to feed us, teach us to walk and so many different things. Things can be a little interesting if we take it a bit far. Let us imagine about the few human being in the earth. They didn't have any knowledge about how to make a shelter, medicine or to grow food. So, life was hard. They used to get wet in rain, suffer from natural disasters and injuries. So, with a simple disease, they used to die. So, like always we humans were helpless. So, they used to think there is God of rain, disasters or diseases who are so angry at humans. So, to satisfied them we sacrificed, fasted and made so many other traditions which still exists on the earth. But, with time man has learnt to make shelter, they learnt to make medicine and cure diseases. But we didn't leave our Gods. We think that these Gods are now pleased with us. So, we are more and more secure than before. In the corner of our mind that helplessness still exists.
Let's have a look around us. Let's look at nature. Every day so many animals, birds, insects are dying we are not asking where do they go after they die? Because we know they are going to be the food of another animal or they will be decomposed. For them, we can believe that after they die, that is the end of it. There is no coming back or to go to another different life where they will exist but us we believe that we have another life after that. Even because we want to exist we invented reincarnation. When a Hindu couple is married they make a circle around the fire for seven times. What does that mean? Well, that means that we will be together for 6 more lives after this. Even people who want to heaven, they don't want to die to get there. Why is that? The answer is plain and simple we love existence. We can't believe that we won't exist one day in these bittersweet place called earth. Who can think that they won't ever breath this sweet smell of the air, ever watch a football match ever or fell the heartbeat of my lover while making love.
Beautiful said! congrats @rifkan! How is life in Belgrade now?
Thanks. Its cool but snowing these days. How about there?
same, freezing and snowing! for how long will you stay in Belgrade?
well i dont know long for sure as i have my girlfriend here.
If I will come to visit Belgrade, I am gonna write you! enjoy your stay!
Thanks, You too
I believe the customs which differ from place to place and pertains to a particular region is for the purpose of controlling the wayward nature of man.there are lots of taboo in my region here and after making a lot of findings, I discovered that all this taboos were out in place just to make man remain himself and not turn to an animal with bad behavior
Yeah it seems that customs and traditions are there to control our animal nature too.
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Beliefs and customs were all created by humans. Sometimes they were created as a way to "control" the general populace, sometimes they were created out of hope for a better life, sometimes they were created to comfort/support others in the face of adversity, sometimes they were created because we want to believe that there is something out there far bigger than us....
To answer your question - they have a purpose, but they could also be used to control our behavior
completely agree
i just wonder only. Were you born out of nothing? :)
Like the universe was born brotherand someone has to born out of nothing. You ask the question only when universe is in question. Why font you ask the question about god too
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So everything came to existence out of nothing ? Could you please explain?
great conclusion ;9)
Thanks:)