How much effort is too much? How difficult is too difficult?
I ask these types of questions a fair bit of myself and really have no solution other than, if it is worth doing, there is no too much nor too difficult. But, I do not know if this is true, especially for someone such as myself who is not working to get into some type of after death club that is dependent on the hoops jumped through in life. For me, there is no end game, the game just ends. I could be wrong but, I am willing to take that risk with my own eternity.
Funny isn't though that many of those who do believe in some kind of afterlife that is dependent on their actions and behaviours in this life are not necessarily working too hard to get there. They might go to some holy place every now and again or sacrifice this or that, but all in all, is that enough in their opinion?
I wonder what all the books and scrolls and whatever else people subscribe to say about spam and plagiarism, greed, collusion and collection at the cost of others? I am pretty sure they are not mentioned directly but I find it interesting. I think most of the belief systems do have a common Golden Rule expression a, treat others as you yourself would like to be treated idea. Is that what people are doing here?
Even if one doesn't identify themselves with a particular sect or faith-based doctrine, is the golden rule such a terrible way to live? Does it go against the concepts of voluntarism or anarchy? Perhaps everyone is actually acting the way they want to be treated. I don't think so though.
I think a lot of people are acting the way they think other people are acting and because of the world we have built for ourselves and the lack of trust possible due to a spiralling of selfish behaviour, it makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Or perhaps, people just haven't really thought through what they profess to be their way forward or, haven't checked if their actions are in line with their beliefs.
It could also be that staying in line with what one wants for the future, treating people as they themselves would want to be treated and living up to their own belief systems is just too much work and too difficult.
Who knows.
Taraz
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