Faith or Will

[Shin'Ar]

Well, what's the difference?

Many humans worship a god of mercy, and are then confused and disappointed when their prayers go unanswered. But they alone are themselves to blame, for expecting their imaginations to become reality. The human should not expect anything from its Creator. The human must understand their place in creation as remaining a mystery, despite the thousands of years of philosophical attempts to de-mystify the unknown. Cultures and traditions have erected huge cities and populations around nothing more than wishful thinking. And however beneficial that hope might be to strength of will, it does nothing to enhance the true spirit of man. This is why all the great civilizations in the past have fallen into dust. Hope is fleeting and fragile, and its truth is realized the second it is smashed against the rocks of reality. It is only knowledge, love, wisdom, courage and honor that enhance the spirit of man. Becoming lost in the delusion of tradition does nothing to attain knowledge based on fact and truth, and can therefore never be considered beneficial to the evolution of man, spiritually or intellectually. And without spiritual advancement and enhancement, civilizations will continue to meet a demise at their own hands. The only way the spirit of man can evolve is through an increase in understanding, which can only come when truth is discovered and knowledge attained through these truths. Knowledge cannot be attained from falsehood, deception or delusion. To attain truth one must always be searching for it and prepared to adapt to the changes that truth will ultimately bring our way. Without an open mind to locating truth we will become stuck in something that may not be truth and simply wallow in the muck. It is this continuing quest to be certain that what we follow is truth that creates the environment for attaining knowledge, which then enhances the spirit. Without an open mind to collect the facts, deny the falacies, and discern the logic, we cannot continue to evolve.