Synthesizing Happiness

I feel a need to expand on a thought from last week.

When I said "faith and ignorance are the basis of spirituality," I mean that faith and ignorance are inseparable and serve (respectively) as thesis and antithesis to the synthesis of spirituality; which then leads back to faith and ignorance and a never-ending quest for (unattainable) Truth and Wisdom. To practice faith without an active acknowledgement of ignorance is common and secular. Faith without an active acknowledgement of ignorance is merely religion.

Religion, (like the fast food of the culinary world), is cheap, gimmicky, accessible, often greasy, and encourages overindulgence.

Spirituality, (like planning and preparing a meal from scratch), is personal, judicious, demanding, nourishing, and requires an investment.

Regardless of the method, in our world one's hunger for answers is never completely or permanently quieted.

If in a particular moment, one believes they have all the answers and/or one believes they have no questions, there will come another moment.

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