Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 70

           Greatandhorribleexperiencesofeithersufferingorjoyoccurinthelivesofallthesepeople,justaswiththerestofus,andthesemega-experiencestendtomakeuslongforaspiritualcontextinwhichtoexpresseitherlamentorgratitude,ortoseekunderstanding.Theproblemis-whattoworship,whomtoprayto?

           Ihaveadearfriendwhosefirstchildwasbornrightafterhisbelovedmotherdied.Afterthisconfluenceofmiracleandloss,myfriendfeltadesiretohavesomekindofsacredplacetogo,orsomeritualtoperform,inordertosortthroughalltheemotion.MyfriendwasaCatholicbyupbringing,butcouldn’tstomachreturningtothechurchasanadult.("Ican’tbuyitanymore,"hesaid,"knowingwhatIknow.")Ofcourse,he’dbeembarrassedtobecomeaHinduoraBuddhistorsomethingwackylikethat.Sowhatcouldhedo?Ashetoldme,"Youdon’twanttogocherry-pickingareligion."

           WhichisasentimentIcompletelyrespectexceptforthefactthatItotallydisagree.Ithinkyouhaveeveryrighttocherry-pickwhenitcomestomovingyourspiritandfindingpeaceinGod.Ithinkyouarefreetosearchforanymetaphorwhatsoeverwhichwilltakeyouacrosstheworldlydividewheneveryouneedtobetransportedorcomforted.It’snothingtobeembarrassedabout.It’sthehistoryofmankind’ssearchforholiness.Ifhumanityneverevolvedinitsexplorationofthedivine,alotofuswouldstillbeworshippinggoldenEgyptianstatuesofcats.Andthisevolutionofreligiousthinkingdoesinvolveafairbitofcherry-picking.

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