This is one of those times when the world decided to have a good laugh with me.
My spiritual journey started a long time ago when I was in my parents' car on the way to Carousel (Casino in South Africa) and I asked them why we had to pray 1) in a language we didn't understand (and we therefore didn't know what we were saying ) and 2) why do we keep saying the same things over and over (and why I couldn't choose to say whatever I wanted in whatever language I wanted).
Many years on, I have found a happy medium within which to live my life and have become much more spiritual rather than religious. Having said that, I respect all other religions and those who live their lives in accordance with the principles laid down in these religions.
Anyway, over the years, I have become a fan of metaphysics. A lot of the principles of metaphysics has been popularised by movies such as "What the **** do we know?" and "The Secret". One of the main themes of these teachings is accepting the fact that you can create your own reality, and that you should determine what you really want from life and ask the universe for it everyday - literally! (Apparently that's where the story of the genie in Aladdin comes from - genie represents the universe (or god, or the one being, or the light, whatever you want to call it) who will grant whatever wish you want, and Aladdin is us). So I've been living according to these principles for a while and have believed this to be true, and only a couple of days ago (I know - DUH!), did I realise that this concept of asking the universe for what you want is not just a
form of prayer,
it is prayer.
This reaffirms my belief that the problem has never been with the religions themselves, but rather man's lack of understanding and misinterpretation of the religions, which results in 'blind' practice without an appreciation of the beauty of the faith that underlies the holy books.
