I have to admit, these days I have learn to look at life in a (very) different perspective.

Maybe age has something to do with it. Maybe these events happening in my life, my choices, also has played important role in it.

One of the thing I learned, is the irony.

As people may know, I am not quite religious. I am holding a religion, but barely managed to obey the rules. I am continuously questioning and neglecting the rules. But yes, I am scraping trying to hold on to what’s left from it. I am not proud of what I have now, I do think it should be improved, but I am not afraid to admit it as well.

Lately, I have been spending time, with what people called, the Atheist. And I was shocked to learn that they actually obey the basic rules of religion itself.

I am not talking about the routine, the obligatory part of the religion. Because I think, religion should be your way of life. It should be a solid philosophical way of life that dictates your behavior, without being forced. Each person needs to realize this, so that they would respect the religion and see it far above the routines (and restrictions) that they saw.

Yes, I need to learn more and investigate more. But there are couple of highlighted points that I have found out.

Soulmate and local optimum.

Loving, but preparing to let go. I think I remember a quote, maybe it’s in one of the Hadist, which says something like, You can love anyone as much as you want, but you have to realize, that they won’t stay forever. I used to take it as, they will leave the world, and that’s why we have to be parted. Naive as I was, I fail to understand, that it also might mean, that people changes, and parting might be the best solution, instead of hurting one another.

Being generous. Ah yes, I know people who do zakat every year. What does that make a different to people who actually donates each months, to various organization that tries to safe the world? like WWF, Greenpeace, etc?

I am not insinuating anything. I am not saying, let’s all embrace religion or let’s all be atheist. Not at all. I am just saying that, there is such a little differences between atheist and religious people. One actually already living a philosophical of the religion, but neglecting the restriction which came with it. And the other one, most of the time are too consumed and too focused with the routines (and restrictions), that they actually forgets the other part of the religion. The philosophical way of life.

Both needs to open their mind and read. And stop treating one another like disease.

Because, from all I know, we only wish for a good life here and the hereafter.

I think a someone once imposed the quote, even if there are no hereafter, there is no downside of trying your best. At least you’ve tried