Last Sunday morning when my phone rang and I really took my own sweet time to pick up the phone, the caller queried, “Why does it have to take you forever, to answer your calls?” I simply asked, “Do you know what day, it is?” And the caller responded, “Yes, I do know that today is Sunday! And what has that got to do with it?” Then I said, “Everything, my brother! As a born-again, I don’t rush about earthly materials with frenzy anymore; especially on Sundays.” And that seemed to shock him.
When he recovered, he said, “You must be kidding, yes? You, born-again! And what religion, may I ask?” And as calmly as I could, I said, “It does not really matter what religion it is, because all religions are true.” And when he asked, “Can you prove that?” I said, “Yes, though there is nothing to prove, since we have always lived by them say; and considering that religion was not in creation, but the after-thought of man, you don’t need any further proof. All you need is the appreciation and toleration of these after-thoughts of men of different tribes and ethnicities, for their own people.”
In conclusion, I say, “Let us all be honest and admit the fact that we don’t know why we are here, and we shall never know. Just as we have managed to appreciate the fact that the world is a stage, and everyone has a different part to play, let us also appreciate that we are all entitled to our individual thoughts. May we be granted the courage to learn the art of compromise; for united we stand, divided we fall.”
No comments:
Post a Comment