At the risk of sounding communist, life is a struggle.
Not the struggle inspired by Karl Marx or Mikhail Bakunin, rather, the more intimate struggle of humanity and its personal dilemma of ethics, morality, freedom and acts of conformism. Life struggle will not and never end as man will not stop coveting till the day he expires. The attempt to stop coveting is a major struggle itself. Maybe many of us should learn to accept that struggle is a part of life. Accepting that does not make the struggle any easier but it will make us humane. There is no way struggle will disappear but perhaps by accepting its existence, we will be more aware of how we can tackle it. One struggle at a time until the struggle for that last breath is lost.
Each day, we struggle.
Do we get up?
Do we call in sick?
Shall I eat this?
Must I pray?
Can I swear at my boss?
Do I love him?
And each day we react to the struggle almost automatically, without giving it much thought sometimes. We trust that those reactions stem from our background, education and social environment. But what if those things are not ideal? What if our background and education did not equip us enough? What if our environment is weak? What can help you through your struggle? What if you do not have the ability to improve your education and environment?
I'm not one who is religious. Far from it. I do, however, believe in the need to possess faith. Though it was blind in my early years, I then sought to understand it slowly in my adult years. I still struggle sometimes to embrace it fully but it helps to know that I have a pillar to look out for and to reach out to.
Now, what is your faith? What do you believe in?
If your faith lies in humanity, what is the cause of humanity?
If your faith lies in happiness, what is the ultimate goal of happiness?
If your faith lies in your own self-conscience, who sparks that conscience and what does it want?
If your faith lies in the greater good of mankind, what exactly does mankind want?
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