Rain Is God
I have no religion that belongs to me or me to it. For many years, however, I have studied the Tao Te Ching and will likely do so for the remainder of my earthly existence. The Tao was written long before the Bible. I often think humanity should have embraced the Tao and stopped there, but I understand that a good many people needed more. Surely someone could write something better that did not involve such simplicity. (Man loves to complicate the world.) Many religious texts followed as did war because some folks see their god as all-knowing, better than any other god and will fight ferociously to make you believe it. I am fond of the Tao because there are no rules. Taoism is not a religion. It’s not suggested that I idolize one god for I am god and so are you. So is every flower in every garden or the faintest star that causes you wonder in the night. By seeing everyone as god, I live to serve all people instead of one. By observing nature as god I appreciate and v...