Please note: To many of us a belief built upon faith, rather than logic, is incomprehensible: logic seems the natural alternative to fantasy and imagination.
Speak not to me of the grace of God,
or the will of Allah strong.
Don’t talk of Buddha’s compassion,
or Natraj’s eternal song.
No misty-eyed redemption,
nor abject sinner’s tears,
with promises of salvation
that prey on primal fears.
No superstitious servitude
demanded by mere men
who put themselves above us
and claim God speaks through them.
What if today is all there is?
No manna, milk nor honey;
no dancing virgins serving wine
in Elysium, bright and sunny.
Let us take responsibility
to live our lives with love,
and not pass that duty
to something “up above.”
We can make each moment Heaven,
by doing all we can
to strive for global betterment
in this Community of Man.
