"Open your eyes and you will see the World,
Open your mind and you will see the Universe"
Skylar, Dec-2004

What is the PURPOSE of religion? And Who created this Universe?

Many people spend enormous energies trying to find an answer to this question, including me. What's more, many argue between one religion or the other. But I have come to realize recently, there isn't a difference between a 'right' religion or a 'wrong' one, no more than there is a difference between the words 'yes' and 'yeah'.

To me the facts are simple: this universe is created by a greater being. And all the pleasure in life such as breathing the crisp morning air, falling in love, listening to your favorite song, or seeing your young ones grow up, are God's gifts to us. We in turn must thank God for all his/her blessings. So whether you send your prayers by going to the Mosque on Fridays or attending Church on Sundays, that is simply your choice. And what about those who hasn't found a way to touch or be touched by God? Well coming back to my first question; the PURPOSE of religion is to SHOW you the ways to touch and be touched by God.

And what if you don't believe in God? Let me address my second question now. I once found it hard to believe in something I can't see, feel or touch (read=God). But then I realized some simple facts: the universe can't come into existense by itself, no more than a dog came into being without her mother, or a plant from a seed, or air and water without the sun, or a car without machines and men to build it. Heck, not even NOTHINGNESS can exist by itself without the existense of SOMETHING so there's SOMETHING ELSE (read=Nothingness) to exist. So someone must have created all of this .. right?

Make sense?