Main Entry: re·li·gion
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back
Date:13th century
4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Let's look at this. Merriam Webster's dictionary, religion, the fourth definition.
Let us all, please, before being Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, or whatever else...let our religion be peace. Let our religion be love. Let our religion be caring. Let our religion be preserving the beautiful earth that, by one way or another, we inhabit.
Then, go ahead, throw on your specifics - God, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Vishnu.. But, whoever or whatever you pray to, let it be for a united world that has a collective religion: that of understanding and accepting each individual's beliefs.
(a meditation room at a quaker boarding school, in new hampshire. only editing was curves. )
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I love the composition, with the seashell in the foreground (I think that's a seashell?). My eyes are immediately drawn to the Buddha. And the colors, just the tiiiiniest bit "abstract", set a very peaceful mood.
Your comments are always -so- appreciated <3
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And thanks.
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