freetoroam, on 26 November 2012 - 07:25 PM, said:
Mr Walker sir,
you say " And anyone who rejects its benefits will always be more limited than if they accpeted its benefits", in your opinion! you can not say this unless you know about the life of a non believer. I do not believe in god and do not find myself limited at all, in fact, the complete opposite.
As a non believer i am not committed to a cult, which gives me more time to commit to what is important to me, my family, life and nature.
I can not claim to have read books at the age of 2, I may have chewed more than you read though, but it did not stopping me from enjoying my life. Children should be children and I can not see the point in reading all the books in the library while you are a child, whats the point? The only books in the library I have read are books that interest me, other books which were of interest I bought.
I was a non believer for the first 22 years of my life. I know just what it is like, and logically, when you add something to the human condition you gain something from it Thus a life with a spiritual element is more than a life without it. My family, life and nature environment, and my work with other people are the most important things to me as well. I dont beling to a religion or go to a church.
If you are not a reader and dont understand the value of books, then i cant explain it to you. But books open the world; past present and future to a person. As mark tawin said "a man who can read but does not, remains as ignorant as a man who cannot read.'
Every part of the human condition has already been written down in books which any reader can read. I lived in a small country town but as a child i could read books about imperial russia, genghis khan, the napoleonic wars, victorian romance, scotland yard, the wars of the 20th century, dickensian england arthurian tales not to mention westerns and science fiction.
I learned and had reinforced, the meaning and value of honesty, honour, loyalty, comradeship, love and courage, from the great books. By the time i went to school i already knew more history geopgraphy literature etc than some of my teachers and eventually i went on to become an english, history, and geography teacher myself. The ignorance of so many humans saddens me, in an age where information is so readily accesible. I have a blog called book nook on this site, where i review books. I haven't had time to write for it lately, but its available for anyone to read about some of the books I read.
Finally reading is both a social pleasure and an indicator of succes at school. My mother and grandmother read to me every night from birth until i was able to follow along and read for myself. They were some of the most happy and loved memories of childhood, and shaped the man i would become.
One further point. In books you can find how to do anything. From reading fiction books alone i learned how to make gunpowder and other explosive mixes as a child, and the chemicals to use as timing devices. I learned how to make many forms of weapons from cross bows to longbows and also how to cook different recipes, and make model aeroplanes with engines which flew and were wire controlled. I learned codes, invisible ink and how to make many toys and play things like skate boards (Before they were commercially available). i learned military strategies, and how to romance a woman. I learned how to use flying butresses, service a car or motorbike engine, design a bridge and fix a windmill, or string a farm fence. How to build a goldfish pond that doesn't leak, and how to build a properly engineered extension to a house.
You probably get the general idea.
Edited by Mr Walker, 27 November 2012 - 02:35 PM.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world..
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
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LMAO!! Wow . . . thank god for God!!
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