Picture religion as a tree with two branches. One branch promotes love and peace, while the other encourages hate and violence. These branches represent the two ways people interpret and practice their beliefs. To which limb do you belong? Are you even in the tree?
Being Enlightened is Lonely but Being Enchanted by Myth is Foolish
Awareness is a state that runs on a continuum; enlightenment is at the top, and enchantment is at the bottom. Sadly, there are a lot more people at the bottom than at the top. So they say being enlightened is lonely, whereas being enchanted by myth is foolish.