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Have Another One
Basil Hume, a Roman Catholic cardinal, tells a story about
the God-image his mother gave him in his childhood. His mother
called Basil into the kitchen and said, “Son, I’ve just finished
baking some delicious cookies, and I’ve put them into this
cookie jar. I’m going to leave this cookie jar right here on the
table. But don’t dare sneak in here and eat any of them.
Remember: God is watching you!”
For years, Basil lived in fear of this watchful “God of the
cookie jar.” He became a priest, a Benedictine monk, gave his
entire life to the pursuit of holiness, but was haunted well
into adulthood by the image of a watchful, policeman God.
One day, emerging from his time of prayer, however, it dawned on
him. If he had snuck into the kitchen and put his hand in the
jar and secretly pulled out a cookie and gobbled it down, God
would have looked on and said, “Basil, they’re so good! Have
another one!”
Source: Basil Hume
The Human Odyssey...
The earliest remains of the Homo
sapiens yet discovered dates back to 300,000 years.
We probably evolved in the
African region,
but then migrated to the rest of the world. Although our
physical appearance changed over time, our race didn't: we
remained human beings.
Remains of the world's
earliest religious worship site
have been discovered in Botswana, where our ancestors performed
advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago.
So many religions have emerged and disappeared that no religion
can claim superiority over other religions. Religion is only one
of the
means to realize God, but
it is not an end to itself.
The central problem facing our planet is human overpopulation.
Today there are over
8 billion beings on Earth and the
population is still growing. There are too many people and
not enough resources for all of us. Yet,
we are not addressing this
problem responsibly. Do you really think your life will be
better if there are more people of your colour,
caste or creed on
Earth?
Initially used as fire for light, heat, cooking and for safety,
energy has been harnessed by humans for millennia. Today, fossil
fuels have become our main energy sources. This is leading to
climate change and global warming.
The Earth has entered a new era called
anthropocene, which marks
the beginning of the
sixth mass extinction. Many species have already disappeared
from the planet and our own days, as a species, are numbered.
Artificial intelligence has surpassed human intelligence. While
humans think they will be using
AI to win wars against other
nations, AI itself has outwitted human psychology to make us
lose each and every war. Warfare has never been a solution to
human problems...