Don't Hate

It all started with a little conversation that made me boil inside.

We are all aware that there are so many types of religions which exist in this world. We have Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism ... Scientology, etc. Look at the pie chart extracted from Adherents.com

No matter how huge a number of adherents for each religion stated above, I would like to strongly emphasize that IT DOESN'T MATTER.

#1

Various conversations from friends always spark up the thought that those with more adherents are the strongest. I mean, does it really matter who is strongest? Why do you want to compete? Compete for what? What do you get from competing and outshine each other? Is it really that important?

Of how I see it, it's like children fighting over which of the 2 apples in front of them are redder. Childish.

#2

I don't understand why do people like to influence others to believe that your believe/religion is the BEST in the world or somewhat the ultimate one and only perfect one that everybody should embrace it.

Why can't you live it for the other person to judge? Don't you think this is plain selfish? Every religion has its own good and teaches people to do the right thing. Right in its own way. If you're condemning other people's religion, in a way, you're not practicing the rights of a human being to have the freedom of believing in whatever they see right.

Why does one has to force other people in believing YOUR WAY? What makes you think that yours is right and others are all wrong? Who gave you that power to say so? Ask yourself: have you not made a wrong judgement about things before in your life? Yes? Because you're not perfect yourself. You cannot have everything in life. Nothing is perfect. And not everything has to come your way.

So what if the other religion practices something which you don't agree with? It's a DIFFERENT set of believe. If it's the same set of believes/practices, it should have the same name as well, correct?

For example, car manufacturers like Proton, Hyundai, Honda all have different sets of objectives, believes, quality, designs ... of course, because they are different brands! So, if you happen to only love Honda, it's because their brand suits you. Simple as that.

#3

I believe when a person embrace a religion. It's fated. You're not in the other religion because you simply do not have fate and God has made it this way. That is why sometimes, some people are born into a family of one religion, but embrace another as they grow up. I think it's fine. As long as you're following it in a right way, doing good deeds and not swaying into some maniac.

I don't understand why do we have to force people to believe something. I just don't see it as a healthy and positive way in encouraging or motivating people to see something. It's like when a child likes a pink dress so much, you keep forcing him/her to like a green dress. What's wrong with PINK?! Yes, even if the child is a boy. He can like pink. So what? He'll just be a special boy in his own way of how God has made him.

XOXO,

theRascal