Karma's a Bitch!

Okay Blog Readers here’s a funny karma story. Yesterday you might recall that I was bragging on myself just a little bit. Today I fell off the step during the Step class warm-up. At first I thought that I had done some real damage to my ankle but, luckily, it is only a bit hurt and I ended up being able to complete the class after all. It does make me think twice about any future blog bragging though.

“There’s Probably No God. Now Stop Worrying and Enjoy Your Life”. This is the content of a banner ad that a group promoting atheism has purchased to put on the sides of buses in Calgary. There is a response ad from someone that says “Heathens Walk Among You. Beware Calgary. God is Not Happy”.

I don’t know which ad makes me more irritated.

The atheists (The Free Thought Association of Canada … I have trouble with the name) say that they don’t want to insinuate that other people’s beliefs are wrong. They just want to make a case for their own beliefs. Why do they have to be so confrontational though? Where is their case? Why not a case for niceness? Why not a banner that reads “We Have One Life to Live. Let’s Live in Peace” or “Let’s Make Our One Life The Best it Can Be. Be Happy “ or “We Are All One People With One Life. Let’s Enjoy It and Each Other”?

And then there is the response ad which shows the petty meanness inherent in some “God”-based religions. Heathens? It sounds so middle ages. Does it show God’s love and care for all mankind? No it is some Old Testament- style warning crap about God’s potential wrath on Calgary. For a bus ad? Puleease! So GOD is going to rain locusts on Calgary because of an ad on the side of a bus? Wouldn’t it have been a little more Christian to have a bus ad that reads “God Agrees. Enjoy your Life!” or “God Begs to Differ. He is Here and Watching Over You” or “God Loves Everyone Regardless of Whether They Believe or Not … Yes That Means You Too Free Thought Association” or something else Nice (and a little tongue in cheek).

I am on the fence about religion mostly because I find that most organized religions have strayed so far from the original good message of whatever God or Prophet or Holy Teachings that that religion started from. Most religions have such an elitist and exclusionary attitude. It becomes such a “My Belief is Better Than Your Belief” nasty thing. It puts a very bad taste in my mouth about religion.

I would rather take the belief that we have one life to live and, therefore, it behooves us to live that life as best we can. I also believe that we should try to live a good life, a nice life, being nice to people, and respecting their thoughts about religion (whatever those thoughts are). Then, if when we die we find out that there is a Heaven, or reincarnation, or 58 virgins (I don’t know what I would do with mine) then all the better! I look at it as a win-win situation … and I’m all for that.

Have a win-win kind of day!

Ella