Life: A Test, A Joy Or Both?
A non-religious philosopher once helped me realize what I now feel is the most profound and beautiful human experience the experience of true happiness. He not only defined it but also showed me a way to approach it through understanding, learning, and self-awareness. When I followed his method, I began to see results in my thoughts and in my life. On the other hand, when I look to religion for similar guidance, I often find no clear method for how to reach such understanding. It claims that life is a tes but I struggle to see what exactly is being tested, and how the test is supposed to be passed. If a non-religious thinker could help me uncover such a meaningful truth about life, then what does religion offer that I couldn’t find through reason and experience? What is the value of calling life “a test” if it doesn’t clearly show us the path, or if that path feels less real and transformative than the one I’ve already found?
Intellect is given to us By God. Now if a thinker gives a good idea one should accept it, no matter he claims it come from God. Religious solution to some worldly affairs are logical which can be understood. For example, usury is prohibited or the principle for consultation is provided for collective affairs. One can judge these solutions with human solutions and can decide which one is better. I found religious solutions far superior and advanced in their reasoning.