Sunday, June 06, 2004

Tuesday Lobsang Rampa, a Tibetan Lama says in his book The Third Eye : "There are some foreigners who mock us because they’re blinded by their own beliefs and can’t see other’s belief from different views. Some people even called us ‘evil’ because our teachings are different to theirs." He made a point. 20 years later after this book was published, people still judge other's belief as something bad or evil, and think that their belief is something superior. There's nothing wrong with being proud of your belief but one has to look that he/she doesn't live alone in this world and other people may have different belief to he/she. It's called toleration. Since I was a child I've been taught about toleration between believers. And growing up, it helps me to appreciate other people's belief in today's world with its wars and issues between countries, between races, and between religions. Other's beliefs are different to yours, you know that clearly so you shall not use your belief to make other beliefs as something evil. You can't look at someone else's belief from your own perspective, you can't judge them based on your belief. Some may seem strange to you, like Buddhism, they believe in gods and reincarnation that we Christian don't but their beliefs are not for you to judge. When I am faced with the teachings of different religions to mine, I restraint myself from mocking them and try to appreciate them. Though I may not understand other believers' beliefs and teachings, I understand the importance of toleration and respect. You may have different opinion, you may not like it, but you can't go around telling people about it.

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