A foolish lot we are…

by mtmynd

Posted to Utterances on 2002-06-07 07:55:00

There are enough riches in the world for all to taste the good life but the foolishness of poverty makes us surrender our dreams to those that deem wealth an exclusive right of a chosen few.

Religion perpetrates this belief by saying the meek shall inherit the earth, as the coffers of religion grow fatter and fatter thru the donations of the poor, never trying to elevate the people beyond the level of ‘poor.’

Meanwhile the super-rich keep on accumulating wealth beyond measure, not totally because of greed, but because of the availability of such wealth being given in increments by those that feel unworthy of riches for themselves, conditioned by their religions into giving and giving so the ‘poor’ may benefit. And yet the cycle of poverty continues to grow.

Religions say life is holy and abortion is wrong. The poor continue to multiply, and their churches continue receiving their donations, stockpiling wealth in the name of god. This same church will happily give $20 to the needy person, but behind closed doors will pay $2,000,000 for maintaining silence of sexually abusing their altar boys.

But people have been conditioned into believing others are worthier than themselves, and go to great lengths to surrender their hearts and wallets to those in financial control.

Someday we may learn that we all are given the ‘gift of life’ and that gift is not stupidity.