Children are gifts from God and must be treated as such.
It is sad to see our world's innocent children, the wealth and foundations
of our future, being used and abused by many to obtain personal, financial
or political gain. These abuses are varied around the world and are pressed
by many groups and organizations. Innocent children are forced into child
labor, brain washed in giving up their body, self-respect and boundary,
into joining radical organizations and used to push one group's political
or religious agenda. Family is a shelter for our children to learn peace
and love and grow up in peace and love. It is so sad to see sometimes
that our innocent children are trapped and are been abused by sick family
members, family friends or stranger for their animalistic sexual desire.
Religion is the manifestation of God's wishes for us. It exists to make
the world a better place, to further us as human beings by spreading love
and respect, and to teach us to control our mind, body, and soul.
It is sad that religions have spread like wildfires in so many times and
places, being abused, altered, and misinterpreted time and time again.
The greedy and power-hungry continually use religion as a tool and a weapon
to oppress and control people who are weaker for whatever reason- many
of whom are young and innocent children. There have been many wars with
this type of violence and millions more souls because of them than in
any natural disaster to date. It has led us down a path of twists and
turns that has left us so lost and we have no idea where our starting
point was. Too many unjust ideologies have been put forward by lost men.
We, as humans, whether knowingly or unknowingly, place ourselves at the
edge of the most dangerous point of destruction, risking not just the
death of ourselves, but of the Earth as well. It is time to think of the
good that religion has brought to the world, and to alter our course from
the wrong paths that we have traveled down.
The real purpose of religion is, once again, to promote LOVE, PEACE and
RESPECT for all living things- to focus not on our differences but on
our similarities. We believe that devotion to a religion is a deeply personal
choice. No one can deny that all religions share the desire to celebrate
the glory of God, and to be at peace whether on Earth or in the hereafter.
We believe this choice- this desire, must be respected and loved. The
goal is to use this love to link us all together and to restore a balance
to our Earth that will allow us to exist in harmony. No one should force
their sexual desire or beliefs on anyone, not even in the slightest. The
original purpose of religion has been lost in my opinion. So one must
ask: what if we actually replaced the hatred, violence, and unholiest
in our hearts with love, peace, harmony, and equality?
Look at how much damage we have done to ourselves by letting the human
ego rule us and determine our actions. We have allowed our own governments
around the world to create people and organizations for the purpose of
forcing and pushing their political agendas, and in the end they become
the problem and turn into our own enemies. We allow our family member,
friend or stranger to use our innocent children and destroy their soul.
I am sure these important issues will save the lives and soul of our loved
ones who have been lost in these never-ending, unjust, and unholy religious
and secular wars. If only a small portion of the fund, we use to pay for
war will be used to educate those involved in war we will have a better
result for sure. Up until now, war and bloodshed have brought us no answers
except more harm and distractions. It never ends.
If you were to really look at and dissect all major religions with a fine
comb you would be able to see so many similarities, and you will come
to believe there is no difference within the tenets of these religions;
they all promote the same ideals. Here are just a few commonalities that
come to mind when contemplating Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrian
as well as other religions and practices:
1. They all prohibit killing and injustice and promote love and respect.
2. Similarities in covering type attire can be seen. A nuns uniform, the
Hejjab.
3. They all have some kind of prayer ceremony that should be conducted
on a daily basis where forgiveness, thanks, guidance, and the greatness
of God is the focus. Where you forget the life's luxuries and focus on
the humbleness of your soul. In addition similar materials, like prayer
beads and the cross are used. 4. They all have a fasting period to cleanse
the body and replenish the soul and remind them of the poor. Only terms
and conditions are different.
5. They all believe in a “Heaven”. Islam
has an equivalent to the Garden of Eden which is called Bagheh Behesht,
translated as Garden of Heaven.
6. They all believe in some kind of meditative
silence to focus and detach oneself from this world. This practice allows
you to discover who you are and brings you closer to God.
7. They all
believe that one day Jesus, a Messiah or Imam will take shape on this
Earth and rid it of the ugly and evil that has taken up residence. This
appearance will signify the time when the guilty will go to Hell and the
good souls will go to Heaven. In Islam for example, they are waiting for
the Imam 12 named Mehdi and in Christianity for Jesus to rise again and
be the same as mankind.
8. They all follow a rule system whereby if you
admit your guilt and wrongdoing God will forgive your sins. Your slate
is wiped clean with little or no effort on your part.
9. They all have
set a special day or month of the year to conduct some kind of ceremony
in a large or small gathering.
You see all religions have and must have the same basic principles, but
all have somehow been altered and manifested in unholy and inhumane manners
by a few radical mad men to force their own agenda. All bullet points
could be expanded on greatly as well but that could fill many books! What
is crucial at this point is for everyone to stop and think and take the
time to separate the good from the bad. In my opinion, it does not make
sense to build lavish churches, mosques, synagogues or other places of
worship, when the basic principle and foundation of all religions is simplicity
and humility. I understand the beauty and love that goes into it, but
at this point it is not practical. Think of all the donations and all
the money that is spent on building and maintaining these locations. Imagine
if these places of worship where simple, plain, and free of clutter, built
to worship God in the most basic form. Imagine if that money went directly
to affect change in our world- to feed the hungry and to educate our innocent
children. Imagine all the hungry mouths that could be fed, the school
books that could be purchased, and the simple shelters that could be constructed!
We need to discover God, or I should say, we need to rediscover God. We
need to remember the truth and simplicity of simply being, of standing
next to each other and sharing what we have- sharing our space in this
universe. It is off utmost importance to become free of hate, constant
aggression, and ambivalence toward one another. What a vibrant and beautiful
earth we would have if we all started with love and believed in peace.
We need to remind ourselves that religion is nothing more than LOVE, PEACE
and RESPECT, and nothing else. If any religion promotes anything other
than love, peace, respect and understanding, then we must refuse such
a religion. Why? Because religion was created to help mankind develop
a soul and learn how to love- to achieve peace within, to respect and
understand one another, and to help one another.
We must remind ourselves and others that manipulating the innocent children
and brainwashing them into believing our cause, while promising them Heaven
and salvation if they harm themselves and others is a sin.
It is important to remember and remind all that as human beings we feed
off each other. Through education and respect, by joining our neighbors
in their own backyards, the message that is hidden within all our hearts
can leak through. We must step out of our sound-proof boxes and look murder
and war right in the face and holler in silence that we will not accept
it anymore. Therefore, those who really believe in freedom of soul, respect
and understanding, must rise up and be heard to stop this madness. They
must use any power or tools they have to help others, especially our young
children, to understand that religion is about Love, Respect, and Peace.
We have to teach our young, innocent children that harming a person will
not buy them salvation or a pass into Heaven, but rather a one way ticket
to Hell, whether it is on this planet or not. Karma is alive and well.
We all have something quite different and magical to contribute, even
if you personally don't realize it yet. We can do it for ourselves and
for our future generations. We must practice LOVE, RESPECT, PEACE, and
UNDERSTANDING for one another, regardless of our RELIGIOUS BELIEFS or
NATIONALITY.
I am asking that people who have a heart for true justice rise up and
join my group to help change the world. We must take a stand and fight
to stop any kind of child abuse anywhere around the world, regardless
if we are religious or not. Let’s believe in loving our children. Let’s
believe that LOVE is the way to be a better soul. Let’s believe that PEACE
will give us a chance to heal the problem. Let’s believe that RESPECT
is the way to tolerate one another. Let’s believe that UNDERSTANDING is
the way to know one another. Let’s place smiles on our faces when we approach
people we do not know.
Please join us in exploring the message of LOVE, PEACE, RESPECT and UNDERSTANDING.
Together we can change the world to a peaceful and loving one!
Kindly,
Ata Servati.