Posts Tagged religion

False Reality.

May 21, 2008 at 4:25 pm · Filed under Misc. Poems, philosophy ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is there a reality?
A definitive, cognitive memory?
Is there just surrealism?
Because life is abstract,
and perception subjective

Is anything objective?
When created by us – primates
Who’s to say we see the same
When we stare into one another’s eyes

Don’t our minds trick us?
For the harlequin of psychology
has such avant-garde anthropology
And my personal anthology
Sometimes is coated with misogyny
Which crawls into one’s cells
We all need therapy.

Damn this conflagration.
Transcending the temptation
To view the world as flat.
But would I dare?
What would you care?
You may not even exist…

This empire stretches into infinity
A globalized, hypothesized affinity
We’re in a simulated existence
Trapped in our own persistence
And arrogance; to think we know it all.

Are we merely a game?
Played by a sadistic monster?
Are we not driven insane?
By random glitches in the matrix?
In the egregiously written code we entered at birth.
We’re far from perfect.

Is it us that’s losing?
Or is it them?
Or is it him or her?
Or could it be us all -
spiraling in a vortex of misery,
Never sympathy.

There never was an island.
And there never is a heaven.
Just thoughts to keep us going
Keep us working
Stop us knowing; caring; to give us hope.

We are an unfinished tale;
A ship commandeered by pirates
A body infected
Yet never able to heal.
Because the virus remains in our blood.
The pathogens keep flowing to prolong the agony.

Such a tragedy.
Life’s a mystery.
What if there never was a history?
It could all be fabricated.
And we’re inundated with diminishing choices.

Now go back to sleep.

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Unity and Compassion: Overcoming Intolerance.

March 15, 2008 at 7:53 pm · Filed under Misc. Poems, Politics, society ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Teaching intolerance
Under the pretext of care
Preaching love and compassion
When it’s hatred they wear.

Disgusting excuses and doctrines
That many people adopt,
Why can’t people’s differences
Be accepted for once?

Lost for words
At the vast hypocrisy
Saying their dogma is freedom,
And then they force you into their autocracy.

We should be equal
Not looking down at each other
There’s a paradox in some words.
We can’t let justice be smothered.

Tolerance,
And peace have got to lead the way
So we can live together
In harmony,
Let’s all be ourselves,
And still accept one another,
Work for a better future,
That the next generation
Will then gladly take over.

The right to have a religion,
Is crucial and just,
And their are a myriad of other liberties,
That also have our trust.

We can co-exist,
And thrive with one another,
Celebrating our diversity,
And loving each other.
But we can’t allow,
Intolerance and hatred to break apart this unity,
Which is why we struggle on together,
As a strongly bound community.

Peace.

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Note: This isn’t aimed particularly at religion, and definitely isn’t about hating religion, or any believers. It’s about accepting each other for who we are, and the right to diversity.

I have seen people be oppressed by religion, and I have seen hypocrisy. But I have also met amazing people of all faiths who want freedom, peace and justice in this world, and the majority of people do. It’s about everyone – regardless of religion, race, sexuality, gender or age – coming together and working for a better world.

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The Life Philosophy

January 27, 2008 at 12:17 am · Filed under Journal typed things, Random Rants, society ·Tagged , , , , , ,

It’s 12 pm (or am?), and I’m sitting in my chair contemplating the meaning of life. After realizing that I’ve never really questioned why we are here, I decided to take out two philosophy books from the local library. One, is childish, patronizing and unintelligent, the other deep, inspirational, intriguing and critical of many theories.

I have arrived at the realization that ‘what is the meaning of life’ is a vague, general and ambiguous question. I believe that life has a different meaning for everyone, and I refuse to accept that there is one set reason for our existence, because we are all different and we all think differently about such issues.

So, the meaning of life – I do not think that it can be fully answered or understood. It cannot be proven, or supported by substantial evidence. It is for us to decide, for us to make up our minds on. Therefore, other people’s opinions are rendered meaningless towards our future goals or dreams. We can choose what we want to do, what we want to achieve.

I have no grounds to support my idea, other than, this is what I believe. Philosophy is about thinking critically, coming up with one’s own conclusions, and molding our thoughts and opinions into clear, distinct personal doctrines.

Obviously, religion has a certain part to play. Many feel that they are obliged to convert others. However, a lot of these very people have also never really questioned their own beliefs. Perhaps they have had them carved into them from a young age. Without questioning one’s beliefs, how can they be regarded as legitimate or rational?

I feel as though in this modern world, questions such as these go unmentioned. These questions are clearly important, substantial, and go deep into ourselves, into our deepest thinking.

Please comment and tell me what you feel about these issues.

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Liberty for ALL

January 24, 2008 at 9:27 pm · Filed under Misc. Poems, society ·Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Fire rages in the fields of unity

Sparked by the fuel of prejudice and hate

The fuel of humanity multiplies the inferno

Until nothing is left of solidarity and peace.

 

Building walls of Jericho around their city

Guarding their segregationist fortresses.

They fight harmony with vicious war

And the armies, they eradicate their enemies.

 

Torturing compassion, with whips and with knives

 

We fight to bring down the walls of racism

And to join together as one

 

We fight to let our voices resound,

In unison, we sing songs of freedom and pride

 

We hold the hands of others

Who’s skin may be different,

Who may be of another religion or race

But we love each other, not because of

outward appearance

But because we’re all equal

And because we all face the same problems

But we will get through them together.

Because we’re all humans, we hold the responsibility

To care. To trust. To live. To love.

 

Because we all have our battles.

But we will fight them together.

 

We let our song resound through the mountains

Not clash in discord: but come together and offer a sweet melody

 

We see the swords of menacing discrimination,

And the vile words of false preconception.

 

But we join, and we charge, to knock down the walls of this partisanship

 

Liberty for all.

 

When the bombs come raining down, we do not cry in defeat,

But stand together and protect our friends.

 

Liberty, for all.

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