Remember a moment when you were separated and spent some time alone. What did you discuss with yourself? Did you criticise your situation? Or did you focus on what matters most?
How do you think we could really benefit from our time spent here?
2007-09-05 14:12:44 · 17 answers · asked by James 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Clarkzila: I feel the same way you do.
2007-09-06 02:28:33 · update #1
When you criticize, those who criticize, you only join their ranks; as you 'feel' exactly as they do, when they criticize other people's belief.
Motives are the same, to feel better off.
A better way out is to allow others to find others their way to the light, as you have. If at all, be a shining example of light and joy and all abiding peace.
So when you find someone worth criticizing, check your motives, is it making you feel better? Then look for the thing that you are criticizing in them, as you carry within as well.
The path of peace is totally, other way around. Here you don't try to change any one, but yourself, and hope to inspire change, that is the best way to change anyone, - Do not offer water to any one who doesn't stretch out their hand in thirst. It means they are not ready to drink.
Have you ever seen a well, who went out looking for thirsty travellers? When you start celebrating your 'wellness', people will start flocking around you.
To take upon ourselves to 'enlighten' the world, would be to loose our own light, as to get enlighten is the purpose of every life, whether we realise it or not. We know little of divine plan, don't we?
2007-09-06 17:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Abhishek Joshi 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If there is something critical that is responsive to the question, I will say it in the most polite way possible. But there are some things which really do need to be said, even if they are critical. My references to "Holy Terror," for example, about the mind-control techniques used by fundamentalist Christians, or the extremist Jihad rhetoric of certain Muslims. When religious people step over the line of human rights, they must be called to task just like any other organization.
2007-09-06 08:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not criticise what others believe,i just defend my corner. the real enlightenment is to debate religious beliefs in open. and to discuss the vast differences between them, in a positive way, because at the end of the day individuals will believe the same about there own beliefs.
2007-09-05 22:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We could benefit by learning from one another rather than criticizing. Some (mostly fundamentalists) actually believe they are helping by showing you their way and the error of any other way. They would be much more successful if they demonstrated love rather than judgment. We must also learn from our own experiences and mistakes and be forgiving and try to learn. Criticism unless its from a movie critic in the paper is rarely helpful.
2007-09-05 21:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by yurya2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people do it to gain personal satisfaction since there is no other forms of satisfaction left in their lives. Sad really but that's one way to describe their stupidity.
Some people if they were to come out and say the things they say on here in public, they would probably die, which is why they get away with it on here.
Little do they know that god watches over their every little move
Oh yea of little faith!
to againstwindandtide
there is nothing wrong with a perfectly balanced question or even defending your own belief's
and then there are those who cross the line
here are some questions from people down the evolutionary line
MUSLIMS CAN YOU CONTlNUE EXCUSING ISLAM?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhGUGOcgU0jE_j2RoRvuCn7d7BR.?qid=20070905180354AA92uM4
Muslims, why does Allah require you to pray 5 times a day? - read on, he is really enlightening
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al5B30cfSUO9tu5sLNZfY6Dd7BR.?qid=20070905174130AARZHzN
2007-09-05 21:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by one of a kind 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is depend upon the person to person. Moreover, most of such happenings are based on the societies and culture of the persons Furthermore, the knowledgeable persons do not criticize to another persons beliefs. In my opinion, not much knowledge, not good societies which can be taken as culture, provide the criticize to another belief. It is impossible to prevent such happenings but such questions as asked by questioner may provide good teachings to learn which can be helpful to our societies.
2007-09-05 21:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by misraop2004 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I "feel" warm, and kind of tired.
If you want to swap campfire songs, go to the Camping section. Conflict here is indicative of conflict in society at large, and its an actual problem. I'd be happy to just answer questions about religion, but, in real life, I have a bunch of nuts who want to take their 2500-year-old book and turn it into law. And I should just shut up about it?
2007-09-05 21:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In some way try to be a benefit to others. It is written,we reap what we sow. If we sow criticism we will surely reap criticism.
2007-09-05 21:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by firelight 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I try not to criticize. I just wish Christians could understand that we are every day normal people just like them and we are not evil and following Satan.
2007-09-05 21:20:56 · answer #9 · answered by punch 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you don't gain nothing you just push yourself back from bad criticism
i think that with our time here we should help each other anyway we can but not everyone is up to this
2007-09-05 22:13:33 · answer #10 · answered by clarkzila 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋