What is religion?

Y: Hey man, I have a question for you. You are a student right? It is actually fit for you. The question is, what is religion?

I: Crap. I don’t think it will be a beautiful answer. We will have a fight after this.

Y: No, I won’t. please. You can say anything, I will not harm you.

I: Promise? I really hate a close-minded people. And you seem like that, don’t you?

Y: Hah, fuck. No, I am not. I promise I will keep my mouth shut. Hit me in the face if I act like fanatics.

I: Well, then. I can’t say it clearly, but I can give you an illustration. Just imagine it, alright! So, I will say that religion is a cure. And when there is a cure, there is a problem. And when there is a problem, we do have some hopes. What is our hope? It is a good cure. The thing is, when we talk about religion, is this cure really can cure everything? I do believe that there is no cure that can solve all problems or in this case a disease. There is no cure for all disease.

Y: So, you wanna say that religion can’t solve all human problems? You are mocking all religions. You said they can’t give a cure. How dare you!

I: I dare you, double dare you motherfucker! Just listen to me when I am talking. I am not finished.

Y: You bastard. Go on.

I: I think we do agree with this imagery, religion is a cure. So, what I am proposing is that we should keep our hope to get the best cure. Hope is our doctor to get the cure. Hope is also the patient feelings. We do deserve to get the best cure. This is the point. Our hope or expectation for the cure actually should be straight forward to the disease. Our disease needs that cure, and our hope helps us to get the cure. What I wanna say is that we better take it easy. Yes, it is easy, worth to fight for. However, we can’t force everyone to drink our cure. We have our own disease.

Y: I think it is too general. What I know, religion also manages the small things. The concept of cure is narrowing the definition of religion. Get used to it. Religion is stronger than you can think. Apparently, beyond your narrow minded. Otherwise, I will take the doctor part. I think it will be more suitable for this metaphor. Religion is the doctor. He gives you the cure. All the cure you need. Religion can solve all problems. Let’s cut this liberalistic minded. Religion has all the room for the patient. All the medicine you need.

I: That is why, my friend, we have different traditions. I believe that there is no cure for all disease, and you think the opposite. We will never meet in a line.

Y: That is why I told to not to be so liberalistic. If you are a liberalist, you have to open your mind for religion too. In here, I think you don’t.

I: what is the point of being liberalist and religious? We all need cures. Our hope defines what religion is. If we still have hope, means we still a believer. I am a believer too. The point is not what the cure is, I am far far away from this. I do believe that the cure is the thing we have to achieve. It is not a tangible cure. It is not water, gas, or anything that is stood still. It is something that moving us to get the best cure. It is something alive. Something motivates you, but you don’t know, and you still wanna achieve it.

Y: My beloved friend. That something alive will not give you a fit guidance. It is always changing, right? So, how could you give in if it hasn’t fix yet. My friend, it is too dangerous, believe me. You are consumed by logic, less believing. You are in your dying time. Lye to the ground, see the stars, feel the air and you will see. The true cure depends to the doctor. And the doctor is what religion gives.

I: What a outstanding said. However, you missed the spot. If the religion is the doctor, it means I have a right to refuse the doctor suggestion. I am expecting a cure, not the man that gave me the cure. If we use this perception, it means that the cure can be from everyone. If you say that the cure depends to the doctor, then, the cure is rather difficult to achieve. Moreover, it limits the doctor’s job. My problem is way terrible. I need to get the cure immediately. And you know, the doctor is sitting comfortably in the hospital, in the town. I am in a valley, fifty kilometers from the town, and surrounded by mountains. I do not have a chopper to get me in the town every time I need a cure.

Y: You are dreaming, my friend. If you still have that hope, you can go seek the doctor. And you must. That is a life. You say it is something we need to achieve, it is that something. Go find the cure, learn the world works, are the ways to see the cure. And it all can be given by the doctor. I think you do not get my point about a living thing. Doctor is a living person. What I am saying is that the doctor has the contract to give you the cure. You just sign the contract, pay the bill, then you will get your very comfortable life. Interaction with the doctor is a living thing. What is freezing is the refrigerator to keep the blood cold. Means that it has to be original, pure, haven’t contaminated by some bacteria. It should be frozen. The purest blood is what we assess. And yes, the best cure we see will be that purest one. And if you talk about that mountain stuff, please think again that the concept of doctor can be applied to everyone. It means that someone who has the knowledge to give the cure. You are tired my friend. You don’t even consider that there is always that person in a very small society. Very small, remember.

I: It is very breathtaking. Our discussion gets more intense. I hope we do not have to give a punch for each other. I hope you so. My question is simple; wouldn’t it be possible if I chose what my cure is or who is my doctor? I mean, based on your explanation, when the topic is polarizing, your argument slips to mine. I always have the change to seek my doctor. Just put it out there. Now, think about the cure. Cure is the thing given by the doctor. And the doctor could be everyone, right? So, your living thing is not a doctor. Otherwise, it could be anyone that has the cure.

Y: My friend, you know we can do this all day. Finish it, or I will.

I: It is your very moment to reply my argument. But I agree we should end this.

Y: before long, I am always thinking about this. Am I got the wrong person? However, this person, and those capable people next to my head, gives me strength. I don’t know, but let’s keep our hopes flare up. Let our hope defines.