Douglas Adams Wrote:Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
I think what mystifies religious people (who aren't that inquisitive), is that how someone can indeed see the beauty of things, but yet perfectly knowing why it is so. E.g. a beautiful, multicolored sunset is no less beautiful, even though I understand how the photons reflecting off particles in the air at a new angle makes my eyes see new colors. And unfortunately pollution.. But it doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the natural spectacle played in front of me. Knowing and understanding the world around me makes it all even more marvellous.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
