WHEN SHEPHERDS EAT THE FLOCK
The word “Religion” is
mostly used interchangeably with “Faith” or “Belief”, and just so you know,
there are approximately 4,200 different kinds of religion in the world.
Regardless of the message conveyed, or how awkward the practice of any of those
religions may seem, every religion claims to be a means to achieving a unified
purpose, and that’s connecting humanity with spirituality.
For the record, the
moment you catch me mention any religion in this article, you can stop reading.
I’m not here to paint any religion black or white. I just want to iron out a
pertinent issue which my (little) exposure has made me realize cuts across
every religion. It is just more pronounced in some religions than others. For
every “authentic” religious doctrine, there is a counterfeit.
Every religion has
their practices and how things should be done. These teachings are taught to
everyone of that particular faith, by those who, from generation to generation have
dedicated their time and lives to the acquisition of knowledge, and the understanding
of the intricacies of the religion. These ones are highly regarded and
oftentimes, given leadership positions, hence, one of the most delicate aspects
of a human’s life – “BELIEFS” is entrusted into the hands of the “Shepherds”,
expected to lead their “Flock” aright.
While some shepherds genuinely
care for the spiritual health and progress of their flock, some are just rearing
them like livestock, strategically feasting on the simplicity that they have
planted amidst those who only wanted to be led aright. I’ve said it before and
won’t stop saying it – “We will be stupendously stupid to sit down and suspend
our brains, anytime religion is called into question”. There are hungry
shepherds everywhere.
A particular religion
requires you spend at least 1 hour of the 24 on meditation and deeper spiritual
communication. A Shepherd then tells you they’ve seen how busy you are, and if
you can pay a certain amount of money, they’ll meditate on your behalf. Another
requires you fast and pray, and a shepherd tells you it’ll cost you this much,
to do that on your behalf. Seriously? It has come to contractual activities now?
You don’t even want to
know how gullible a lot of people have become, thanks to religion (and brain
suspension). Husbands giving out their wives to “Holy Shagging”, Parents
allowing their children become slaves to spiritual heads, people living day-to-day
life exactly according to how they are told to, “Divine Orgies”, people running
into insurmountable debts on divine instructions, “Killing for God”, “Holy Suicides”…
I could go on and on,
but the fact remains that even though there’s more to spirituality than meets
the eye, the application of commonsense and engagement of discretion has never
and would never be a sin. Any religion that preaches otherwise is crap. Yes! Quote
me anywhere. As a spiritual shepherd, if what gives you joy is to continually feed
on your flock; then enjoy. One day the feast will come to an end, and it’ll be
the turn of termites to feed on you.
The question I keep
asking is “Who’s to blame for spiritual gullibility? The Shepherd or The Flock?”
Cheers!
Mature Minds Talk
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