Monday, October 11, 2010
Worldly goods vs. Spirituality
After reading Everyman, some people in the class discussed their view on worldly goods versus spirituality. Personally I feel like spirituality is much more important than worldly goods because according to my belief our lives on this earth are only a blink of an eye compared to our lives after death. In my religion we are told to give to those less fortunate than ourselves and to tithe, however some may interpret that into giving up all earthly possessions. I see this more my religion saying not to allow your worldly possessions or love of possessions let you fall into sin, and if you find God then you will have no strong desire or love for worldly possessions it will be directed to God. When I think of the argument between worldly possessions and spirituality I put a lot of thought into it, being a teenager I do enjoy belongings and material things. Ultimately material things break and wear out, while God will not leave me and will give me hope for the next life, not just this one. As I said before though I do enjoy goods and look forward to living well but, I do give to others what I can whether it be time or money.
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Spirituality is a higher need then worldly goods, but in the same time worldly goods are needed to help our animal instincts at bay. But I do not see religion as being spiritual. In my eyes religion plays no role. Life after death and all that talk is not what moves people anymore. It's all about what will I get in return for this. And to be honest the life after death ordeal is in the same bag, for you do good deeds for doing them, you do them to look good in the lord's eyes. That is basically why I think religion plays no role in spirituality.
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