No 1269 Of Living Life Series 1
Of what use is life if there is no health? This calls for moderation, neither none or too little nor too much.
Too much of what would otherwise be good will be bad. Too much of obsession with religion will defeat the very purpose of religion. Many fail in life because they get carried away by religion and run away from life and shun others who are not with them.
There is a need for healthy approach to any aspect of life. This includes religion. This will better serve not only our own religion but the world of others religions.
If we believe a religion to the extent that we do not believe in others and even run down the others, what will become of us? We will be odd and queer, strange and not in tune with contemporary society.
We will end up pouring cold water and denigrating even our loved ones who are of different religion. Worse still, even if of same religion, we will denounce them for not being right just because of different denomination or sect.
Worst of all, we will denigrate all our ancestors for being not of the right religion or sect. They didn't even have the chance to know the religion or sect we know.
Condemning others of different religious persuasions will end up condemning the whole lot of all our ancestors. Disrespect for elders is already bad - not to say condemning.
Being proud of our religion or sect is good but not to extent of not appreciating other sects or religions. Running others down will surely end up running down the goodness of all ancestors without whom we won't be here today.
No wonder all religions teaches that we respect elders. They never say we respect only those who are right and in same same religion or sect as us. They say we respect all elders.
This is the teaching of all religions and saints. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 stresses on this. Without this basic, how can we be good and worthy of the goodness of God. We will be worst than beasts.
Disrespect for others can lead to disgracing ancestors. Respect for all starts with respect for elders and our ancestry. The reverse holds true as well. Before we can respect ancestors, we too must start with respect for others.
Point fingers not at others or we end up pointing at ancestors. We will end up pointing at ourselves. Point not at others or we end up pointing at our own ancestry. Give this some thought. This is a good learning point, isn't it?
