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The most important element in human life is faith; if god were to take away all his blessings-health, physical fitness, wealth, intelligence-and leave me with but one gift i would ask him for faith. for with faith in him and his goodness, mercy and love for me, and belief in everlasting life, i believe i could suffer the loss of all my other gifts and still be happy.

-Rose Kennedy

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The Most Important Element In Human Life

Rose Kennedy

The most important element in human life is faith; if god were to take away all his blessings-health, physical fitness, wealth, intelligence-and leave me with but one gift i would ask him for faith. for with faith in him and his goodness, mercy and love for me, and belief in everlasting life, i believe i could suffer the loss of all my other gifts and still be happy.

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The only thing that really matters is that there be an action of goodness, love and intelligence in living. is goodness individual or collective, is love personal or impersonal, is intelligence yours, mine or somebody else? if it is yours or mine then it is not intelligence, or love, or goodness. if goodness is an affair of the individual or of the collective, according to one's particular preference or decision, then it is no longer goodness.

For all its peculiarities and unevenness, the bible has a simple story. god made man. man rejected god. god won't give up until he wins him back. god will whisper. he will shout. he will touch and tug. he will take away our burdens; he'll even take away our blessings. if there are a thousand steps between us and him, he will take all but one. but he will leave the final one for us. the choice is ours. please understand. his goal is not to make you happy. his goal is to make you his. his goal is not to get you what you want; it is to get you what you need.

Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free. but it is only in freedom that you can find out what is true, what is god, not through any belief; because your belief projects what you think god ought to be, what you think ought to be true. if you believe god is love, god is good, god is this or that, your very belief prevents you from understanding what is god, what is true.

So often, we blame other people when, really, the problem is right down in here. i'm not happy. i don't know what's wrong. if i just had another job, i could be happy. if i just get married, i would be happy. well if i just wasn't married, i would be happy. well, if i just had some kids, i'll be happy. i'll be happy when these kids finally grow up and get out of here. if i had a bigger house, i would be happy. well, i got a big house. now if i just had a maid to clean, i'd be happy. well, now if i just had a maid i could get along with better, i'd be happy.

There is really no reason to suffer. the only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer. if you look at your life you will find many excuses to suffer, but a good reason to suffer you will not find. the same is true for happiness. the only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.

My deeply held belief is that if a god of anything like the traditional sort exists, our curiosity and intelligence are provided by such a god. we would be unappreciative of those gifts (as well as unable to take such a course of action) if we suppressed our passion to explore the universe and ourselves. on the other hand, if such a traditional god does not exist, our curiosity and our intelligence are the essential tools for managing our survival. in either case, the enterprise of knowledge is consistent with both science and religion, and is essential for the welfare of the human species.

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