TERMINOLOGY- Distraction and Cause of Division.
Imagine three men, from three different nations, whom speak three different languages... In each land, people worship the sun, as the creator, provider and ruler of the world.
In the first nation the sun is known as ISHKA!..and the people have a story as to how ishka came to be . . . . In the second nation the sun is known as TURUK, and much like the first nation, the people have a story for turuk as well, which is different than ishka's .... on the third nation the sun is known as LATIF and the story is different as well......
Each day those three men look at the same sky, and stare at the same sun for a bit!... They bow in grace and appreciation for the sun and all that it provides!!! Each of these men, loves, fears and respects the sun!!....
One day these three men cross paths as they travel through unknown lands... and suddenly, they each start sharing their beliefs!... The man from nation number #1 says the sun is named ISHKA, nation #2 claims it to be TURUK! and nation #3 yells LATIF at the top of his lungs!!!!!..... the three fight for hours!!! and go back to their nations, telling stories of their disagreements, which spread like wildfire....After a few years, these nations are at war with each other!!!... children are prohibited to speak to anyone outside of their nation.. and to simply "whisper" another nations name for the sun is considered a betrayal!!...
Day after day these nations fight, and kill, and protest!.... so much so that they begin to forget about the appreciation they had for the sun.
When the truth of the matter is, regardless of the name given by each nation and the story each nation believes.... the truth remains that each nation is staring at the same sun!!!!
Now lets translate that metaphoric story into modern terms.... Allah, Jehovah, Universe, Buddha, etc...... each describes a higher force!!... An entity bigger and stronger than ourselves!! Responsible for our existence!, a force that created and maintains a plane for us to exist!!....
Now we sit here and argue for hours over which story is right, and which name is the correct one!!!!... when the truth of the matter is, we are ALL describing the exact same thing!!!.... a HIGHER FORCE!!!!....
Do not focus on other peoples connection so much that you forget your own!!!.... names and words are small anyways..... the FEELING inside us all is what matters.... the names given are just TERMINOLOGY!... Spiritually is whats inside...
-My Soul Brother