Nature of belief

Some days back I attended a seminar where they discussed about belief in God and the nature of the connection that human beings have with Him. Someone gave me an example of this connection in a particularly interesting manner. I thought I would share it with the readers of this blog.

Man has dreamed of reaching the skies and flying, from the beginning of time. Some realize the dream by attaching bird feathers to their arms and plunging to death from cliff tops. Some realize it via kite flying.

Kite fliers use threads to control their kites. Some dip their threads into glue and crushed glass to make them stronger and sharper. Some use mere skill to stay away from these sharp threads whilst theirs is thin and fragile. Those who have neither skills nor sharp threads become prey to the others.

The concept of God has been around from the very beginning of time.Human soul craves for a Higher Power to guide him and to assist him.  The connection between God and His creation is thin and fragile. Some resort to violence and terror to make their point while others turn to skills and knowledge. Their aim is simple – to increase the number in their camp. Those who are weak and lack proper knowledge, keeps on moving from one camp to the other.

I was amazed to see how a simple example explained so much about the nature of belief. People do not discuss these issues but there clearly is room for research in the area.