Friday, May 9, 2014

If G-d is Love Then Why Can’t We Love One Another?

                There are a variety of religions around the world and I have only been exposed to a few of them in my life however from what I have encountered so far all of them stress to love G-d and to be the best person that you can be by doing the right things in life.  My question then is if we love G-d with all of our hearts why can’t we love one another? Although each person may not observe the same religion as you, can’t we still accept one another and embrace each other’s differences? Instead of this occurring, feuds are started about who is right, who is just, and who is observing the “true” religion. This is not a new concept as this has been observed throughout history with religious wars. This was a time where people were killing one another in defense of their own beliefs. How can this be okay? Even today this continues on and not only physical killing but also spiritual killing occur as well.  Imagine the following scenario, you have believed in one thing your whole life and someone comes along and says that your beliefs are false and the G-d you love with all your heart is not the true G-d, and if you do not belief in their G-d then you are going to go to hell. This can spiritually kill a person because their beliefs are challenged and their whole being is challenged. Instead of doing this and hurting one another can’t we just accept that person as they are?


My next question that comes to mind is, are we really living a just life because it is the right thing to do or are we only doing it for the sole purpose of getting into heaven? I hope that people are doing so because it is the right thing to do and not the latter reason. Personally for me, my religion does not stress the afterlife, instead it does focus on our life on this earth and how we can be the best we can be by following G-d’s commandments and by performing mitzvot. I can only dream of a world where we truly accept one another and TRULY love each other no matter what differences are present. No matter what religion we are the bottom line is we are all human beings and we all deserve love and acceptance from one another.  
 
 

1 comment:

  1. I love this post so much - thank you for sharing it! I too hope that people are practicing with the right intention and producing good fruits of their labor because of it. Of course, the source of those intentions can vary but if they are positive forces in our lives and the lives of others I think that the variety is fantastic!

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